FOR THOSE I LOVE SHARES ‘HOLY TRINITY’ LIVE FILM SELF-TITLED DEBUT LANDS FEATURE ALBUM ON DOUBLE J

For Those I Love, the brainchild of Dublin producer and songwriter David Balfe, released his debut album to significant public and critical acclaim last month, including the coveted Feature Album on Double J this week, who praised the record as “one of the most affecting records of 2021 and might be one of the most affecting records you hear in your life.”

Today, he follows the release with a poignant film directed by award-winning Irish director Hugh Mulhern (Fontaines D.C., Inhaler). Watch HERE.

The 17-minute piece contains both a narrative storyline as well as live performances from David and was shot at the home of Shelbourne F.C., Tolka Park. Referenced throughout the album, the club has played an integral role in the For Those I Love story and is a place that David and close friends would congregate after Paul’s passing, cheering on the team that meant such a lot to their friend.

The film speaks great truths of friendships, hurt and grief, the power of empathy and community in times of loss, and sees David perform three of the most personal pieces from the record – its motif and beating heart in ‘I Have A Love‘, the searching ‘The Myth / I Don’t‘ and the album’s penultimate track ‘You Live / No One Like You‘ that plays and ruminates on what they held so dear and – with David now stood overlooking the Tolka pitch.

Paul Curran’s ashes were scattered on the pitch and the stark photo that adorns the cover of the album depicts a flare held aloft from the terraces of the stadium, lit in the 27th minute of a game in honour to Paul who lost his life at 27 years old. The film speaks great truths of friendships, hurt and grief, the power of empathy and community in times of loss, and sees David perform three of the most personal pieces from the record – its motif and beating heart in ‘I Have A Love‘, the searching ‘The Myth / I Don’t‘ and the album’s penultimate track ‘You Live / No One Like You‘ that plays and ruminates on what they held so dear and – with David now stood overlooking the Tolka pitch.