Singer-songwriter from the UK, Tom Forest has just released his debut LP titled Hope via Beverly Martel. The album, written and recorded in East London over the course of a month, takes two distinct faces with the earlier songs exploring the near death of Tom’s brother and the second half focusing on finding home and fatherhood. Long-term collaborator and now wife of Tom, Isabel Gracefield also co-wrote and produced the music, with the inspiration behind the sound being drawn from their own family. The second release lifted from the album is Believer, a song that perfectly demonstrates the duo’s songwriting prowess and Tom’s hauntingly soulful voice.
Commenting on the track, Tom has said, “Last year I was in a dark place with music. It felt like life was telling me it was time to stop, even though it was something that had always been second nature. To make an album took a huge amount of support from friends and family – many people contributed to that process and I’m so grateful. Sometimes the value of dreams is not in whether you achieve or fail, but in the belief in that it brings out in those around you. If you find yourself fighting a battle, even if you lose, you see who comes to join you.”
Watch the video for Believer below
