Gia Ford announces debut album ‘Transparent Things’ with powerful single ‘Paint Me Like A Woman’

Gia Ford has announced details of her debut album ‘Transparent Things’, alongside a haunting new single, ‘Paint Me Like A Woman’. Check it out below.

‘Transparent Things’ was recorded at the legendary Sound City Studios in LA, with Tony Berg — the producer behind Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Stranger In The Alps‘ and ‘Punisher‘, as well as Tiny Habits’ recent debut album ‘All For Something’. The album will be released September 13 via Chrysalis Records, and you can pre-order/pre-save it here.

An introduction to the series of characters created for her first record, ‘Paint Me Like A Woman’ imagines the thoughts of a woman driven to villainy as a result of disrespect from men.

“It is a look inside her mind as she feels herself drifting away from who she really is; allowing her rage to weave itself into the fabric of her being,” said Ford. “It’s a comment on how we hurt each other, how we change each other, and a question: who gets punished for this terrible nature we have all, to varying degrees, embodied?”

The track features an atmospheric piano and explores the internal monologue of a woman transforming into a villain due to mistreatment from men. “Now there’s so much blood on my hands/But you made me who I am,” Ford sings, outlining the psychological impact of misogyny.

The single represents the wider theme of alienation that will define Ford’s debut album. She shared that the record tells the story of various characters, which she described as “outcasts”.

“Thematically it has a mythical quality, stemming from the repeated references to creatures, ghosts and undefined spirits,” she explained. “[The album is] a world of its own, where the characters have more in common than I initially thought was possible.”

Ford also announced her first UK tour, which will kick off on November 11 at The Prince Albert in Brighton. She’ll also be performing at a string of festivals this summer, including Latitude, Green Man and Rock N Roll Circus in her hometown of Sheffield.

The ‘Transparent Things’ tracklist is:

1. ‘Poolside’
2. ‘Loveshot’
3. ‘Alligator’
4. ‘Buzzing On You’
5. ‘Falling In Love Again’
6. ‘Paint Me Like A Woman’
7. ‘Try Changing’
8. ‘Housewife Dreams Of America’
9. ‘Don’t Down Me Out’
10. ‘The Porcupine’
11. ‘Our Mutual Friend’

Gia Ford’s Live Dates are below, with tickets available here.

JULY
Thursday 25th – Latitude Festival

AUGUST
Thursday 15th – Green Man Festival
Saturday 31st – Rock N Roll Circus Festival

NOVEMBER
Monday 11th – The Prince Albert, Brighton
Thursday 14th – St Matthias Church, London
Saturday 16th – Live at Leeds Festival, Leeds
Sunday 17th – YES (Basement), Manchester
Monday 18th – McChuills, Glasgow
Tuesday 19th – Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield

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