Any attempts at modern comparisons don't quite get to the heart of David Ford. To find his actual peers you have to go back to some of the great curveball mavericks of melody, romance and inventiveness. Artists such as Tom Waits, Neil Young and Todd Rungren, whose haunting, harmonious melodies are frequently offset by barbed, poignant lyrics.
'Shit happens but if it doesn't kill you, get up and keep moving forward' is Ford's eminently sensible take on life and one that encompasses every song on his debut album I Sincerely Apologise For All The Trouble I've Caused. Debut single the brilliantly polemic 'State Of The Union, set the agenda distilled from 'page after page of vitriolic spouting', the song superbly encapsulates the everyday experience of being lied to, cheated and generally fucked over by Big Government/business/media/record labels, a subject Ford holds close to his...
Tue Mar 9 '10 (9:40) Drake Hotel Toronto,
Wed Mar 10 '10 (8:30 PM) London Music Club London,
Fri Mar 12 '10 (7:00 PM) Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
