“Love of Will” is the only solo studio album by David McComb, released in March 1994. The album was recorded and mixed between June and August 1993, at Platinum Studios with additional mixing at Metropolis and Sing Sing Studios. McComb selected 13 songs out of a pile of 35 and recorded them at Platinum Studios, Melbourne with producer Nick Mainsbridge,
He also said, “I wanted to be certain that every song was right. I’m not obsessed with longevity, but a song has to last a few years. There’s no point doing something that’ll only last a few months. The criterion is for the songs to be as powerful as they can be.”
Triffids drummer Alsy MacDonald said, “I think those songs were specifically designed to be recorded not by the Triffids. And Dave was less worried about atmospherics it’s a rootsier album.” “Evil” Graham Lee added, “the songs that the Triffids could have done, we wouldn’t have played like that. It’s a straightforward band record.
Videos were made for the singles from the album, “Setting You Free” and “Clear Out My Mind”.
In 1994, David McComb, the leading light of Australian band The Triffids, released his only solo album, ‘Love Of Will’. He drew on members of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and The Blackeyed Susans as well as members of The Triffids for backing support, notably Graham ‘Evil’ Lee. The result is a collection that sounds partly different from the Triffids catalogue, while retaining the unmistakeable McComb touch. Sharing some songwriting with Will Akers lent a gospel flavour to tunes such as ‘Nothing Good’, ‘Leaning’ and the haunting ‘The Lord Burns Every Clue’, and two other songs are collaborations with Graham Lee and Adam Peters. Easily overlooked if you are a fan of The Triffids’ records, but well worth exploring as a complement to those musical gems.
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