Sitting at home, battling with his mental health, Slaves’ frontman Isaac Holman started making music which is a world away from the blitz and bluster of the punk duo. The result is his brand new solo project Baby Dave, which he introduces with the debut single ‘Too Shy For Tennis’.
Speaking on how the project came to be, Isaac says:
“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.”
