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84

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  • Summary: The second full-length release from David Balfe's music project For Those I Love was self-produced.
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  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
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  1. 100
    His clear-eyed spoken-word and stylish beatmaking, both sharpened since his 2021 eponymous debut, combine for a brutal, complex study of his city. The key to the album’s brilliance is Balfe’s darting between small, succinct portraits, from barflies to beatings.
  2. Aug 8, 2025
    80
    It’s rare to find an album this rich in meaning.
  3. Aug 8, 2025
    80
    With the album being centred around the concept of time, ‘Carving The Stone’ feels like it will stand the test of it.
  4. Record Collector
    Aug 8, 2025
    60
    While the subject matter is never less than serious, Carving The Stone can be commended for its boldness in addressing it without losing sensitivity, conveyed through Balfe's skillful lyricism. [Sep 2025, p.103]