David Lord
“David Lord is a six-string anomaly, a genuine diamond in the rough. Over time is his search and discovery missions with his chosen instrument, he has cultivated a wholly unique vocabulary that is devoid of any direct influences. What the guitarist presents is so delightfully weird and wonderful, so refreshingly original that it stands as his own personal manifesto for an alternative six-string expression” - Bill Milkowski
Lord has recorded and performed with Chad Taylor, Jeff Parker, Devra Hoff, Billy Mohler, Charles Rumback, Dave Easley, Jason Stein, Mai Sugimoto, John Tate, James Singleton, David Tranchina, Nathan Hubbard, Christine Tavolacci, Chris Schlarb, Dale Black, Randy Bowen, Scott Dean Taylor and the Los Angeles indie-rock band Timonium. His music has been featured in publications such as Downbeat, Dusted Magazine, A Closer Listen, All About Jazz, Under the Radar, Bandcamp Daily, Pop Matters, NPR, Alternative Press, Magnet and Tiny Mix Tapes.
Lord has released five albums under his own name, Forest Standards Vol. 1 (2018), Forest Standards Vol. 2 (2020), Forest Standards Vol. 3 (2023), Forest Standards Vol. 4 (2024) and Way Over the Rainbow (2025). All Forest Standards albums were recorded in Long Beach, CA at Chris Schlarb’s BIG EGO Studios. Volumes 1, 2 & 4 were released via BIG EGO Records and Vol. 3 was a co-release via Astral Spirits and BIG EGO. Way Over the Rainbow was released on his own Cloud Ear Records.
Prior to releasing music as a band leader, Lord released 15 albums under the name Francis Moss and with the bands The Wonder Revolution, Miki Moondrops, Elemental Trioand Solagget.
Lord has created his own extended lydian polychordal system which can be heard throughout his music. Grounded in the natural world, Lord’s musical logic involves themes of the forest, fungi and ecosystems.
