ford. releases new Foreign Family Collective single “EVERYTHINGSALRIGHT,” album out August 11
23-year-old GRAMMY Nominated producer, ford. shares “EVERYTINGSALRIGHT” from his upcoming third studio album ‘Guiding Hand’ set for release on August 11 via Foreign Family Collective.
“EVERYTHINGSALRIGHT” hits with a soulful vocal intro that builds into a silky broken beat groove. It’s the perfect song for unwinding, decompressing, and leaving those troubles at the door.
“This was the last song I finished on the album. I didn’t find the vocals for the song until late in the recording process and when I found them it clicked because the vocals really felt like they tied perfectly into how I felt about the album and the overall experiences I had during the two/three-year process of writing it. It’s a song that can lift you up and motivate you but it’s also light, fun, and not over the top. It’s a groovy one,” ford. says.
Recording for ‘Guiding Hand’ began in late 2020 isolated within the mountains & valleys of Utah. The album came together slowly over the following months with different ideas emerging from life on the road, late nights with friends, and a close passing. As Luc likes to note, “the album was developed through rooms, between phases”, a phrase which represents the transient nature of Luc’s life, a theme explored throughout the record.
The title of the album, 'Guiding Hand,' is a symbolic representation of the unseen force that propels us forward, particularly during the most challenging moments; the intangible energy that gives us the motivation to take our first steps, the courage to speak our truth, and the creative inspiration to trust in our ideas. For the past two years, this positive force has played a crucial role in helping ford. overcome the most challenging obstacles, both in his album writing process and personal life.
The hands on the album's cover art are a depiction of an actual sculpture that is of personal significance to Luc and his family, a mold of his mother and older brother’s hands which were taken before his passing in 2007. He has been and continues to be an unwavering inspiration to Luc in his music. If you look closely at the artwork you will also notice an overlaid floor plan. The “rooms” represent each track on the record and also the different chapters ford. has experienced over the last few years:
“While finishing the album I was working on the artwork with Leo Horton and we kept coming back to this idea of the “Guiding Hand” pushing you through these various phases and points in time. We visually thought there was something really nice about that.”
Overall, 'Guiding Hand' is a powerful testament to Luc's artistic vision and his journey to create music that is true to himself. While the album’s themes are deeply intimate, Luc’s creative intention is for listeners to form their own meanings and connection from the songs. He is excited to see how fans will receive this new chapter and hopes that they will be moved by its emotional depth and authenticity.
“EVERYTHINGSALRIGHT” is available now, with the full studio album ‘Guiding Hand’ available August 11 on Foreign Family Collective.
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Luc Bradford p/k/a “ford.” is entering his 5th year of being a professional musician. At the age of 23, he has released two full-length albums: ‘(The) Evening’ (2018) & ‘The Color of Nothing’ (2020) (albums which have amassed over 100 million streams thousands of physical vinyl sold), sold out headline shows, and received a coveted GRAMMY nomination in 2020 for his remix of label mate Mild Minds’ single SWIM.
Born in Paris to American parents, raised in Frankfurt, Switzerland, and Singapore, and now residing in Utah, ford.’s global upbringing has been instrumental in shaping his musical perspective. Although still young, these eclectic life experiences can be felt deeply through ford.’s music -- a sound that is undoubtedly unique while simultaneously universal.
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