
Gia Ford signs to Chrysalis Records and shares new single, "Alligator"
Alternative pop visionary Gia Ford returns with "Alligator" as her captivating debut single on Chrysalis Records.
“"Alligator" is a song about a desperation to be seen and heard. I am being facetious by painting myself as multiple unbelievable creatures to garner attention. In the opening statement, I am an Alligator. Then, when that goes ignored, I am “Ten feet off of the ground, with feathers” — a whole new creature, perhaps still the Alligator, perhaps something different," Ford says.
"The emotionally human nature in the first lines of verse two; “too far along now, I wouldn’t even know how to turn around” sees the Alligator swimming through a broken and contaminated landscape that it is getting used to and triumphantly withstanding. In the chorus, the final line “Albatross in the sky, aim my crossbow in the night” is a reference to Rhyme of The Ancient Mariner by Coleridge. In the poem, the mariner is cursed after he shoots down the bird; it represents a self-inflicted burden.”
Jeremy Lascelles, CEO of Blue Raincoat Music / Chrysalis Records comments on the signing: “Every now and then, a special one comes through your door. An artist that captivates you on every level; the songs, the oblique lyrics, the look, the style, and above all, that voice - effortlessly beautiful. Gia is the real deal. As the world is about to find out.”
Gia Ford will perform at BBC Live Introducing Sheffield stage at Rock N Roll Circus at Don Valley, Sheffield on 2 September, supporting Self Esteem.
"Alligator" is out now.
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