All At Sea
Self-Release, 2025
9/10
The London artist David Foster began Daidrum during the lockdowns of 2020, and this sophomore album arrives after a unimaginable tragedy and showcases a wide range of influences.
“Trafalgar Blues” opens with much ambience, before warm guitars and Chris Haigh’s meticulous fiddle enters the layered climate, and “There For You” follows with mature piano, Foster’s expressive singing and thumping drums that complements the rich delivery.
Moving into the middle, “Merry Go Round” comes with a progressive dreaminess that you could sing along to, while “Lonely Planet” makes great use of bright keys amid some folk-rock nods that help make this the album’s best.
“Nether Street” and “Song Of Time” exit the listen. The former enlists grooves and soulful singing that floats around the melodies, and the latter recruits Hannah Foster’s pipes for the 10+ minutes of light buzzing and lush song craft.
Foster has an impressive resume that includes playing drums for Eight Miles and Lord of Darkness, plus others, and this prog, pop, folk and rock meshing illuminates his diverse abilities.
Travels well with: Discipline- Breadcrumbs; Fearful Symmetry- I’ve Started, So I’ll Finish…