For Those I Love, aka producer, visual artist and songwriter David Balfe has shared details surrounding his second album, “Carving The Stone”, which is set for release on August 8th via September Recordings. In support of the album, For Those I Love will tour Ireland for the first time and perform their biggest UK tour to date.

Tickets for the tour will go on general sale on Friday 4th July at 10am. Pre-sale access will be available from Tuesday 2nd July at 10am. To access the pre-sale, pre-order the new album from the official store

Following last month’s ‘Of The Sorrows’, his first new material since 2021, Balfe has shared a second single from the album ‘No Scheme’ which contrasts the aliveness, hedonism and self-destructiveness of his teenage years with the numbness of adult working life.

“No Scheme is the spiritual successor to Top Scheme, the only track on the new album with a direct link to the old. Anchored by the same chaos as Top Scheme, No Scheme trades some of its anger for despondency, it’s rage for reflection, while never fully leaving that original fire behind. Like much of the album it comes from, whenever it points the finger outwardly, it points it back inwardly too. Hypocrisy, complacency, and culpability are all present, but so too is a search for justice or meaning in an increasingly confusing time. A great deal has changed since I wrote it, but I feel as committed as ever to sharing it with you all.”

FOR THOSE I LOVE LIVE:

Tuesday 23rd September – The Fleece, Bristol
Thursday 25th September – Islington Assembly Hall, London
Sunday 28th September – Gorilla, Manchester
Monday 29th September – Room 2, Glasgow
Wednesday 1st October – Limelight 2, Belfast
Thursday 2nd October – Cyprus Ave, Cork
Friday 3rd October – Mike The Pies, Listowel
Sunday 5th October – Black Box, Galway
Monday 6th October – 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin