Released on July 17th, 2020, Jace Ford has put forth his epic debut album, titled Sad Songs For Sad Bastards. Read along with us as we give an in-depth review into what we thought of the record, as well as a bit of insight into the artist as well.

Los Angeles based artist and multi-instrumentalist Jace Ford has finally put forth his debut solo album Sad Songs For Sad Bastards, and let us be the first to tell if you don’t already know, it absolutely rocks from top to bottom. Considering that Ford has been off and on within the Los Angeles music scene over the past 13 years, it was about time he put his name to a solo piece. According to Ford, “the album is a conglomeration of experiences and emotions that living in LA brings.”. As Los Angeles natives ourselves, we completely get the struggle and emotion that comes with living in this wild city.

Citing his inspirations from bands such as Arcade Fire, Deerhunter, Paul Simon, and more, it’s completely self evident across the 10 song and 40 minute runtime that all artists got their chance to shine within his signature sounds. While the album can definitely be considered as indie rock, it also spans genres into touches of post punk and indie pop as well. Every song featured has its own personality, sound, and atmosphere to it. We found that Ford really brought a different type of emotion into every song, whether it were the hard hitting lyrics or the vintage horns.

While we thoroughly enjoyed the album from start to finish, we also had a select few tracks that were the obvious standouts. Right from the get go, “Heart on My Skin” reeled us in way too quickly as a seriously impressive opener. Not quite knowing what to expect, it sent shivers down our spine as the multi-layered vocals joined in unison. The repetition of lyrics made for a nice added drama as well, we might add.

While we don’t want to give too much away, as we highly encourage you take the time to listen to the album, you’ve got to at least check out the tracks “21” and “Lost and Can’t Be Saved”. Both took their turns representing wonderful representations of post punk and indie pop, a highly appreciated mixing of genres for sure. All in all, I hope we’ve made ourselves clear on our feeling of this record, it’s a must listen. At this point, we’re counting down the days until we can witness Jace Ford play Sad Songs For Sad Bastards in full at a venue in LA.

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Jace Ford rips and roars on his debut album, Sad Songs For Sad Bastards