David Lydon's latest release 'Hello Ugly Hello Friend' is now available from Zhivago in Shop Street and Redlight Records.

David Lydon, 33, has been writing and performing for over a decade. Many may remember him as the headlining artist on 'Origin - See the Light' with Jon Richards' Origin Records and from his video of 'Someone Else' on No Disco during his earlier days as a musician.

Although originally spurred to write in earnest by Nirvana and other similar acts in the mid nineties, he has some key long-standing influences, chief being soul-baring singers such as John Lennon, David Bowie and Leonard Cohen.

Avoiding the restrictions of catering his music to one genre, he hopes the honesty of 'Hello Ugly Hello Friend' appeals to everyone. But diversity in style is only a small part of what David Lydon offers. He writes from the frontline of experience, relaying stories of overcoming addiction, depression and surviving lost love with sincerity and insight.

As expected, David Lydon wrote and produced much of the album, however it does include the work of many talented Irish musicians such as the Stunning's Cormac Dunne on percussion and John Dunne, the talented pianist and former conductor of Galway's Black Magic Orchestra.

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