Emmy-winning singer-songwriter Foy Vance releases ‘IF: WE’ today, on October 30th. His announced album ‘IF’ will be released in three parts, with each part arriving as a separate EP as the album unfolds: IF: WE (out now) and forthcoming parts IF: YOU and IF: I.
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“From a young age I was told that if you want to live your life right and decent, ‘If’ will show you how,” says Vance on the album and its title. “It’s tied to everything I was gleaning from writing these songs over the last 27 years, and in a way it’s like the arc of life itself. You’re born into the ‘we’ of a family, then you find your ‘you’—the person you move through life with. And eventually, if you’re lucky or wise enough, you realise everything begins and ends with ‘I.’”
“Feel The Cold” (out now) was written decades ago during a year he spent living on the Spanish island of Lanzarote in his 20s. The song offers an early glimpse at Vance’s profound gift for holding melancholy and joy in delicate balance, rendering each emotion with both unsparing candor and deep sensitivity. As he enjoyed his summer idyll, surfing and playing gigs, he realised that he ultimately needed to go home, face real life, and the cold of winter if he was really going to move on to his next chapter.
“Feel The Cold” is the first preview of IF: WE – the first of the album’s three EPs that will be released on 30th October. The five-track EP looks at the wider world as Vance examines relationships, homesickness, and the acceptance of failure, all while rooted in Vance’s potent melding of folk and soul.
