New Album from daidrum
Released 10 April 2025
London based musician daidrum is releasing his second album, All at Sea, on the 10 April 2025.
The album comprises of 9 tracks, including the two previously released singles, Merry go round and Lonely Planet, the latter of which has gone onto accumulate over 25,000 streams. The album weighs in at just under an hour, and is a lushly produced slab of progressive rock.
All at Sea was recorded at Foster's home studio in London and was mixed in London and Cornwall. Listeners will spot psychedelic and folk influences overlaid with a progressive rock sensibilty influenced by the likes of Steven Wilson, Marillion, Tears for Fears and Pink Floyd.
The album also features musical contributions from respected fiddle player and Violin channel founder Chris Haigh, former TTF singer Layla Armini, and Foster's daughter Hannah who sings backing vocals and plays flute.
Daidrum bio
Foster has been writing and recording his own music as daidrum since lockdown 2020. Foster’s chosen artist name daidrum comes from an old nickname, gained when he was a drummer in Welsh Rock band Eight Miles High during the late 1980s, Dai being Welsh for David. Since then he has played in numerous bands as diverse as Death metal band Lord of Darkness, and Hertfordshire based Nati.onal Funk Service.
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His formative debut album, The Wild Winds Coldy Blow, was released in 2021 and since them he has been working on songs for the new album All at Sea. However, as Foster says, " I feel I've developed hugely as a songwriter, musician and producer over the last 4 years". Like it’s predecessor the album will feature elements of prog, pop, folk and rock and reflects Foster’s diverse experience as a musician.
Originally planned for release in 2024, the album has been delayed by personal tragedy. Foster lost his oldest daughter in February 2024. All the songs on the album were written prior to this. However as Foster says, “Music has proved to be a therapy for me, and the processes involved in arranging, mixing and producing these songs has been one of the few things that have kept me going through some really bleak times”.“
“Above all I want to write good songs, songs that tell stories and music that is beautiful, accessible, and thought provoking” says Foster.
Daidrum remains a studio project at the moment, although live performance is not out of the question. “My first priority has been to get back to writing again. I have struggled with that since my daughter died and I wanted to recapture that first. I have a number of new songs in the pipeline, and have been working with folk musician Amy Goddard to further develop my writing”
The album’s first single Merry go Round was released in September 2023 and was very positively received. Lonely Planet released in November 2024 has currently accunulated over 25,000 streams. All at sea shows an artist forging ahead with a distinctive and unique vision.
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New single from daidrum
Lonely Planet
London based musician David Foster aka daidrum releases a new single, Lonely Planet, from his up and coming new Album , All at Sea. Lonely Planet is the second single from the album and is an upbeat and lushly produced piece of psychedelic rock, release date 15 November 2024.
Lonely Planet is both an evocation of 60’s psychedelia and an apology to a planet which has been ruthlessly exploited and damaged by the actions of the very same generation that promised love and peace.
The new single was recorded at Foster’s home studio in London, and mixed in London and Cornwall. Listeners will spot influences from 60’s bands like the Yardbirds and Traffic overlaid with a classic and progressive rock sensibility influenced by Marillion, Caravan, Tears for Fears and Steve Wilson.
Daidrum bio
Foster has been writing and recording his own music as daidrum since lockdown 2020. Foster’s chosen artist name daidrum comes from an old nickname, gained when he was a drummer in Welsh Rock band Eight Miles High during the late 1980s, Dai being Welsh for David. Since then he has played in numerous bands as diverse as Death metal band Lord of Darkness, and Hertfordshire based Nati.onal Funk Service.
His formative debut album, The Wild Winds Coldy Blow, was released in 2021 and since them he has been working on songs for the new album All at Sea, which will be released early in 2025. Like it’s predecessor the album will feature elements of prog, pop, folk and rock and reflects Foster’s diverse experience as a musician.
Originally planned for release in 2024, the album has been delayed by personal tragedy. Foster lost his oldest daughter in February 2024. All the songs on the album were written prior to this. However as Foster says, “Music has proved to be a therapy for me, and the processes involved in arranging, mixing and producing these songs has been one of the few things that have kept me going through some really bleak times”.“
“Above all I want to write good songs, songs that tell stories and music that is beautiful, accessible, and thought provoking” says Foster.
Daidrum remains a studio project at the moment, although live performance is not out of the question. “My first priority is to try and get back to writing again. I have struggled with this since my daughter died and I want to recapture that first.”
The album’s first single Merry go Round was released in September 2023 and was very positively received. Lonely Planet shows an artist forging ahead with a distinctive and unique vision.
Daidrum Profiles Linktree:
Press release - New single from daidrum
London based musician David Foster aka daidrum releases a new single, Merry go round, from his up and coming new Album “All at Sea”. Merry go round is the first single from the album and is a beautifully crafted piece of psychedelic prog pop, release date 1 September 2023.
Whimsical, hypnotic and insistent, “Merry go round” is an anthem for mid life crises everywhere, exploring lost love, the passing of time, trauma, and the feeling of being caught helplessly on the carousel of life .
Merry go round was recorded at Foster’s home studio in London, and mixed in London and Cornwall. Listeners will spot influences from Marillion, Phish, Tears for Fears and 70’s classic and progressive music.
Daidrum bio
From 2021’s formative debut album, The Wild Winds Coldy Blow, until the new album due later this year Foster has clearly evolved as a songwriter, musician and producer. Foster’s chosen artist name Daidrum comes from an old nickname, gained whe he was a drummer in Welsh Rock band Eight Miles High, during the late 1980s, Dai being Welsh for David. Since then he has played in numerous bands as diverse as Death metal band Lord of Darkness, and Hertfordshire based National Funk Service.
However lockdown 2020 gave him the opportunity to spend more time writing and recording and the result was debut album, The Wild Winds Coldly Blow released in 2021.
Foster is planning on releasing his follow up album in Q1 2024, entitled All at Sea. Like it’s predecessor the album will feature elements of prog, pop, folk and rock and reflects Foster’s diverse experience as a musician
“Above all I want to write good songs, songs that tell stories and music that is beautiful, accessible, and thought provoking” says Foster of his creative process. “ I converted my double garage into a recording studio, which is where I write and record all Daidrum’s music”
Live work is a possibility but not yet scheduled. As Foster says, “Finding and paying musicians to perform the songs on the scale and ambition of the arrangements on the album is proving challenging on my current streaming revenues, however if you live in North London, I may turn up in your local pub with my guitar!”
Merry go Round is the lead single from the album All at sea, slated for release early next year. The album focuses on growing old, as Foster approaches his 60th birthday, community, the challenges of parenthood, family roots and loss. The central theme of the album is that we are figuratively “All at sea” for much of our lives. However Merry go round shows an artist forging ahead with a distinctive and unique vision.