Life In Slow Motion

'Life In Slow Motion' is David Gray's seventh album, and is the follow-up to the NZ triple platinum selling album 'A New Day At Midnight'. David's previous album 'White Ladder' has now sold over 6 million albums worldwide, including 2 million in the US alone, and is currently the second biggest selling album of the decade in the UK.

Recorded between October 2003 and May 2005, David took a different approach to writing and recording 'Life In Slow Motion'. Of the change, David says, "I don't think you can remain the underdog forever and work in that way. I really wanted to get away from that lo-fi bedroom programming. All the records that have inspired me this time have been far more of a soundscape. The Sigur Ros records, Sparklehorse's 'It's A Wonderful Life', Lucinda Williams' 'World Without Tears' and albums like Deserter's Songs, where things are more architectural."

From the sparse, structured intro of the opener, "Alibi", a song David describes as 'like "Babylon" Part 2 but more abstract... catching up with the character a few years down the line when they're a bit worse for wear,' to "The One I Love", as beautiful a song about bleeding to death as you're ever likely to hear, and the inspirational fire of "Nos Da Cariad" (Welsh for 'Goodnight Sweetheart') it's clear that 'Life In Slow Motion' is a distinct departure from his earlier work.

Two compositions on 'Life In Slow Motion' - "From Here You Can Almost See The Sea" and "Ain't No Love" - come from David's work on the soundtrack for Amma Assante's debut film 'A Way Of Life' (released in 2004). The songs landed David a 2005 BAFTA Anthony Asquith Award nomination for Best New British Composer.