For Those I Love

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For Those I Love
For Those I Love performs at Limelight 2, Belfast.jpg
For Those I Love performs at Limelight 2 in Belfast
Background information
Born
David Andrew Balfe [1]
Origin Dublin, Ireland
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • record producer
Years active2019–present
Labels
Website forthosei.love

For Those I Love is the musical project of David Andrew Balfe from Dublin, [2] whose 2021 debut album For Those I Love was met with critical acclaim. [3]

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Career

Balfe is a former band member of the Blind[ citation needed ] and Mothers & Fathers with Pamela Connolly of Pillow Queens. In December 2020, For Those I Love performed the project's first extended live performance as part of the Irish music festival and the TV show Other Voices. [4] His debut self-titled album was released in 2021 and was themed around the suicide of his late friend, spoken word musician Paul Curran. [5] The album won the 2021 Choice Music Prize. [6]

Balfe's second album, Carving The Stone, was released in 2025 on September Recordings. The album focussed on life in Dublin following the end of the Celtic Tiger period and during the Great Recession. [5]

Personal life

Balfe lives in Dublin. He spent a period of time in County Leitrim to look for inspiration for his second album, however did not find this helpful and returned to Dublin. [5]

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

References

  1. ↑ "YOU STAYED / TO LIVE". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Pilley, Max (8 March 2021). "For Those I Love: Dublin artist tackles grief and politics with the respect they deserve". NME . Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Critic Reviews for For Those I Love". Metacritic . Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Mullally, Una (20 March 2021). "'I feel monstrously guilty': David Balfe on his album born of terrible loss". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 Forde, Eamonn (18 October 2025). "For Those I Love: 'I totally understand why people in Ireland feel so disheartened'". Big Issue. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "For Those I Love scoops RTÉ Choice Music Prize Irish Album of the Year". Journal. 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ↑ "Into A World That Doesn't Understand it, Unless You're From It". Bandcamp . Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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