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For Those I Love Releases Carving the Stone to Critical Acclaim

It channels Balfe’s response to Dublin’s housing crisis and personal grief through a fusion of spoken-word, electronica, techno and folk

David Balfe: “I don’t want to put music out into the world unless I feel that there’s some importance to it”

Overview

  • Carving the Stone, the second album by For Those I Love, was released on August 8 by September Recordings to critical acclaim
  • Balfe’s lyrics explore Dublin’s soaring rents, cultural decline and the tension between loyalty to home and the impulse to leave
  • The record blends piano-driven melodies, warped drumkits, burbling synths and traditional Irish folk elements with sharp spoken-word delivery
  • Balfe produced the album independently without input from his management or label until after the record was completed
  • He is finalizing visuals and logistics for his Ireland tour, which is set to begin on October 2, 2025