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Gia Ford returns with louche new single ‘How Do I Reply?’

Her latest outing is inspired by German-Swiss poet Hermann Hesse.

Gia Ford returns with louche new single 'How Do I Reply?'

Ever one to keep us on our toes, Gia Ford is back with a brand new track entitled ‘How Do I Reply?’, a follow up to last year’s standalone single ‘God’.

Together, the pair of songs are the first new music from Gia since the arrival of her debut album ‘Transparent Things’ back in 2024, and land ahead of her upcoming Independent Venue Week mini-tour - that’ll include stops in Portsmouth, Cardiff, Hull, and Glasgow, as well as a hometown turn in Sheffield.

Speaking about ‘How Do I Reply?’ - a laid-back, breezy number with deceptively existential lyrics - Gia has noted that “it’s about as no-frills as I’ll ever go, but that’s what makes it fun”. Continuing, she explains: “I managed to keep it within my universe contextually - it was inspired by a Hermann Hesse poem.”

Check out the video for ‘How Do I Reply?’ and find out full details of Gia’s IVW shows below. 

Gia Ford’s Independent Venue Week mini-tour will see her headline five shows at the end of the month - catch her on the following dates:

JANUARY 2026
26 Kola, Portsmouth
27 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
29 The New Adelphi Club, Hull
30 Slay Glasgow, Glasgow
31 Hallamshire Hotel, Sheffield 

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