SLAVES frontman Isaac Holman has followed his bandmate Laurie Vincent and unveiled his own solo venture.
Known as Baby Dave, Holman has also shared his debut solo single ‘Too Shy For Tennis’, which notably has been co-produced by Damon Albarn.
Far removed from anything we’ve heard from Holman before, ‘Too Shy For Tennis’ is a wonky bop – his stream of consciousness delivered over showtune keys and weird electronic synths.
Speaking about the emergence of the project, Holman said “I was living with my parents after a serious mental health breakdown. I was very unwell, I’d lost my mind and I was suicidal. Once I started feeling a bit better, I began to write. Sitting in my childhood bedroom, on my bed, these tunes started coming out of me. Then lockdown happened and amongst the madness, the writing continued. I moved into a flat just down the road because we were all still worried about my mental state. I got a job as a gardener because I didn’t think I could do music again properly and I needed a bit of purpose. I was still writing though, I didn’t really know what for but it was just sorting my head out so I kept doing it. Then the project started coming together. I quit my job and decided to go for it.”
The song itself is a humorous observation on the awkwardness of dating. He said “Dating scares the shit out of me. Physical activities when dating is a whole other story, terrifying. This is a tune about that.”
