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David Balfe (born 1958 in Carlisle, Cumberland [1]) is a musician and record company executive, most notable for playing keyboards with the Teardrop Explodes, founding the Zoo and Food independent record labels, signing Blur and for being the subject of their first number one hit, "Country House".
Jan 1, 2021 · Recalling the delivery of the Streets and the music of James Blake, David Balfe’s project is a cathartic document in the wake his best friend’s death. Irish drill, jazz violin and supermarket...
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Mar 20, 2021 · Sat Mar 20 2021 - 05:00. When David Balfe daydreams about a particular time, in a particular place, he is in the shed in his back garden, a space his parents lovingly brought into being to...
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Dec 16, 2021 · After David Balfe lost his best friend to suicide, he wrote about its impact under the moniker For Those I Love. RS UK follows the Irish musician on his first tour to witness the cathartic impact his project has on people who are grieving or struggle with suicidal ideation. By Hannah Ewens. David Balfe backstage, by Jamie MacMillan.
Mar 25, 2021 · A eulogy for a dead friend, David Balfe’s stirring debut combines lyrics on class, death and despair with clubland highs and hope. Alexis Petridis. Thu 25 Mar 2021 08.00 EDT.
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Jun 8, 2021 · June 8, 2021. David Balfe feels guilty. The Irish musician’s debut album “For Those I Love,” which he recorded under the same name, has had the kind of success most artists only dream of: It...
Apr 20, 2021 · David Balfe is For Those I Love, and his is a voice that cannot be ignored. His debut album is a complex, deeply emotional, often harrowing telling of his adolescence in Dublin. It speaks of violence, death, and depression, but also of the restorative power of friendship, and of love. Balfe is unflinchingly honest in the work.
