This song is for me; it couldn't have come at a more appropiate time.........I've fallen down and getting back up is so hard

God, I love this track....can't stop playing it.

Love to co write with gins artist Wow! @OwenHogord

One minute had been happy, then - suddenly and totally unexpected - not, no more since then.... Good to listen to your song, as I should not be the only one.. Thanx, Tom!

"Falling Down" is one of those songs that's been with me for years. Initially it was that opening riff which I played and played. It's one of those riffs where the rest of the song has to be as good. For years, nothing spoke to me. Then I was in Ibiza at a place I go most years. Was just sitting there jamming through that riff thinking about where it might go after that and my fingers started playing that bridge and then the chorus came naturally after that. The middle 8 was sorted ages ago. And there we are. The lyrics in the verse were already there and that bridge dictates the pattern of the lyrics "you can't - fight it - you can't - hide it..." The bridge is about reflecting on the verse and setting up the chorus, so that's what I was thinking about. In terms of the message I was thinking about hardship and what so many people are going through right now, hard times. It's about suddenly facing the harsh reality, that feeling of helplessness, numbness. One minute you're surviving and then you're not, or you're healthy and then not or you're in love and then not. It's about empathising with people going through these times, it's about being in these times.

Falling Down

Tom Moriarty is a British singer-songwriter described by the Press Association as being a “rare talent” and who's voice has been described as having the soul of Ray Lamontagne and the rage of Eddie Vedder.  Tom just puts it down to “cigarettes, alcohol and pain.”
 
He released his critically acclaimed debut album in 2012 entitled "Fire in the Doll's House", with one single making the Radio 2 playlist and national spot plays for other tracks.  It was awarded 4 stars by Q mag, Guitarist, Maverick and OK magazine, "..a gruff voice and thoughtful, classic roots rock" 4 stars, Q magazine.  He was also written up in the Sunday Times culture section who, picking up on the substance within his lyrics as well as the accomplished musicianship, proclaimed “the protest singer has a pulse again.” 
 
This was followed by an EP in 2013 entitled "Snapshots of Reality” which Modern Rock Review described as a “pristine EP of modern folk” and a “collection of musical gems deserving high recognition and acclaim.” 
 
In 2015 Tom released his second album “The Road” attracting positive reviews from industry writers and folk rock royalty alike.  On hearing the lead single from the album “Me and the Sun” David Crosby commented,  “That’s beautiful…real fine, made a good record of it too. Hope I meet you somewhere sometime.” The Press Association proclaimed that the “10 songs on the album are uniformly excellent” and that Tom is a “performer of rare talent. 9/10”. Maverick magazine said “An excellent new album.  Classy stuff. 4 stars”  FolkRadio.com commented, “I love this album.  A very welcome return.”  
 
He released his third album “The Shore” in December 2017.  A solo performance recorded live in a small chapel in a tiny mountain village, it is a collection of songs mostly written since leaving London in the Spring of 2016 to live in the mountains in France.  “London has changed a lot, its soul is being sold. It was getting too hard to breathe.”  

The album was well received, “a noble intensity held within his rough-hewn vocals.” R&R magazine, “it’s a joy to discover Tom Moriarty” Acoustic Magazine, “underlaying his songs is a captivating intrinsic beauty” Acoustic Magazine, “With a sound recalling Ray Lamontagne and John Martyn his songwriting more than stands up to peers past and present.” Strangebrew.
 
Tom is currently recording a new album to be released in May 2020.

With a strong track record and critical acclaim, and growing recognition, Tom Moriarty is establishing himself a reputation as one of the finest British singer-songwriters to emerge in recent times. 
 
See website for further details at www.tommoriarty.co.uk

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