Dani Burnett - Update
We featured Dani Burnett a while back so when he dropped me a link recently to let me know about a couple of other tracks featured on his Reverb Nation page, I was looking forward to checking out what was on offer. For the purposes of the review I chose to focus on the recorded tracks, rather than the live ones, just to try and give an overview of the sort of direction Dani is headed in – so what of the music?!
Opening with Rest we’re transported to a calm and serene place, a place where the focus is on the soft acoustic guitar lines, the soft melodic backing tones and the feeling of overall calm which takes over. The calm feeling continues as the vocals come into being, the feeling continuing to focus simply on the guitar and voice, with the backing rhythms simply serving to deepen everything and add in a further element to the mix, not taking over but adding to the mix. There’s a real edge of emotion running through the track, forming into something which will sit you down and make you simply listen, allowing the music to permeate into the deepest part of your soul and showing that simple music can often hold the hardest punch. Despite this emotional edge, and despite the softness of the track, there’s a really catchy edge to things here, meaning that you’ll hear this track once and then find yourself whistling it a few days later, it’s a track which packs a hell of an impact and will stay with you for a long while to come.
Stay seems to follow much the same sort of tone as it comes around to follow on, opening softly and full of emotion. Simplicity is the key to the track here, the soft guitar lines echoing out across the mix as the melodic vocals of Dani back everything up to keep you listening, the sound once again forming into something which is both emotionally charged and full of catchy hooks at the same time. Personally, this was my favourite track of the selection, there’s just something about it which I found I connected with, and before long I found myself completely immersed within it. The final track on the page (see below for some of the others which we looked at before), The Next Best Thing, soon comes around to signal the end of the tracks for the purpose of the review. Once again opening as it means to go on and charging the track with emotion, melody and a real sense of honesty, the track seems to tell its message from the word go and connect with anyone who listens to it. The message through this track is one which people will connect with, people will understand and one which will stand this song in a good position to do seriously well – you only need to listen to it to understand.
What I found most striking when I first heard music from Dani was how honest it is, and how well formed the mix he achieves sounds over all. This is something which is once again the case here, and the three tracks we’ve looked at have each once again bought their own little place in my heart as ones which I know I’ll come back to. Throughout the tracks there’s a sense of real life, a sense that the track can apply to anyone who hears it, and this is going to help with people connecting with Dani and his music. Put simply, forget distortion for a while and just sit back to listen to this, you won’t be disappointed.
To find out more about Dani Burnett and his music, check out his Facebook page HERE and his Reverb Nation page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls.
Opening with Rest we’re transported to a calm and serene place, a place where the focus is on the soft acoustic guitar lines, the soft melodic backing tones and the feeling of overall calm which takes over. The calm feeling continues as the vocals come into being, the feeling continuing to focus simply on the guitar and voice, with the backing rhythms simply serving to deepen everything and add in a further element to the mix, not taking over but adding to the mix. There’s a real edge of emotion running through the track, forming into something which will sit you down and make you simply listen, allowing the music to permeate into the deepest part of your soul and showing that simple music can often hold the hardest punch. Despite this emotional edge, and despite the softness of the track, there’s a really catchy edge to things here, meaning that you’ll hear this track once and then find yourself whistling it a few days later, it’s a track which packs a hell of an impact and will stay with you for a long while to come.
Stay seems to follow much the same sort of tone as it comes around to follow on, opening softly and full of emotion. Simplicity is the key to the track here, the soft guitar lines echoing out across the mix as the melodic vocals of Dani back everything up to keep you listening, the sound once again forming into something which is both emotionally charged and full of catchy hooks at the same time. Personally, this was my favourite track of the selection, there’s just something about it which I found I connected with, and before long I found myself completely immersed within it. The final track on the page (see below for some of the others which we looked at before), The Next Best Thing, soon comes around to signal the end of the tracks for the purpose of the review. Once again opening as it means to go on and charging the track with emotion, melody and a real sense of honesty, the track seems to tell its message from the word go and connect with anyone who listens to it. The message through this track is one which people will connect with, people will understand and one which will stand this song in a good position to do seriously well – you only need to listen to it to understand.
What I found most striking when I first heard music from Dani was how honest it is, and how well formed the mix he achieves sounds over all. This is something which is once again the case here, and the three tracks we’ve looked at have each once again bought their own little place in my heart as ones which I know I’ll come back to. Throughout the tracks there’s a sense of real life, a sense that the track can apply to anyone who hears it, and this is going to help with people connecting with Dani and his music. Put simply, forget distortion for a while and just sit back to listen to this, you won’t be disappointed.
To find out more about Dani Burnett and his music, check out his Facebook page HERE and his Reverb Nation page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls.
Dani Burnett
We were recently put on to Dani Burnett, a solo singer songwriter who was previously part of Skin For A Canvas who we featured not long ago. Now embarking on his own solo career, Dani is in the process of working on his new album, so we thought we’d check out some of the tracks on his FB page to see what sort of thing we were going to be looking forward to.
Opening with Blame Me there’s a soft acoustic guitar line to lead the way into proceedings, the mood set slow and calm as the track comes into being. The vocals are dark and ominous, almost echoing out over the backing music resulting in a track which seems to hold an incredible amount of depth despite the relatively simple elements. Somehow forming into a track which is both dark and catchy at the same time, this is the sort of music which is going to accompany those moments of reflection perfectly, the music telling a story whilst your mind does all of the rest of the work, it’s a hard hitting introduction to things for sure.
Dear Mr Nash certainly raises the tempo somewhat as it comes into being, this time opening up with a strummed track accompanied by almost Alice In Chains style vocals, the mix taking on a sense of mid 90’s acoustic grunge style stuff. This is a track which personally, I really like, there’s just something about the way it’s put together and formed. Throughout the track you’re lured in to listen to the vocals, listen to the story and take on board what Dani has to tell you, it’s a clever mix that’s been done well. The Next Best Thing continues this theme, this time adding in a further note of reflectiveness into the music to create a further sense of emotion within things. This is another hard hitting track which stands out as a highpoint amongst the tracks on the FB page, and one which is going to connect with your thoughts and seriously get you thinking about things, in short, an incredibly well written track.
Closing with Lu-llaby (ft Sal Compton) there’s one last chance to hear the sort of thing that we can expect from Dani, this time adding in a further element of a female vocal line to really show off what he can do. The combination of male and female vocals works well here to create a feeling of a track which has got the potential to work on both an acoustic and a more rocky level, leaving you wanting to see whether this is the sort of thing that can be pulled off on the live scene as well as on a recording. Closing on a high, there’s evidence here that shows we should all be looking forward to what comes up on the new album for sure!
When I heard Skin For A Canvas I liked what I heard, but the music that Dani Burnett has moved onto seems to be slightly deeper and more thought provoking, almost adding in his own persona to the music to get you hooked onto it. There are also live tracks available on the FB page and the one thing that’s come through for me most is the song writing ability going on here, you’ve got a chap and his guitar writing tracks which will work their way into your head and stay there – definitely one to keep an eye out for.
To find out more about Dani Burnett, check out his Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls
Opening with Blame Me there’s a soft acoustic guitar line to lead the way into proceedings, the mood set slow and calm as the track comes into being. The vocals are dark and ominous, almost echoing out over the backing music resulting in a track which seems to hold an incredible amount of depth despite the relatively simple elements. Somehow forming into a track which is both dark and catchy at the same time, this is the sort of music which is going to accompany those moments of reflection perfectly, the music telling a story whilst your mind does all of the rest of the work, it’s a hard hitting introduction to things for sure.
Dear Mr Nash certainly raises the tempo somewhat as it comes into being, this time opening up with a strummed track accompanied by almost Alice In Chains style vocals, the mix taking on a sense of mid 90’s acoustic grunge style stuff. This is a track which personally, I really like, there’s just something about the way it’s put together and formed. Throughout the track you’re lured in to listen to the vocals, listen to the story and take on board what Dani has to tell you, it’s a clever mix that’s been done well. The Next Best Thing continues this theme, this time adding in a further note of reflectiveness into the music to create a further sense of emotion within things. This is another hard hitting track which stands out as a highpoint amongst the tracks on the FB page, and one which is going to connect with your thoughts and seriously get you thinking about things, in short, an incredibly well written track.
Closing with Lu-llaby (ft Sal Compton) there’s one last chance to hear the sort of thing that we can expect from Dani, this time adding in a further element of a female vocal line to really show off what he can do. The combination of male and female vocals works well here to create a feeling of a track which has got the potential to work on both an acoustic and a more rocky level, leaving you wanting to see whether this is the sort of thing that can be pulled off on the live scene as well as on a recording. Closing on a high, there’s evidence here that shows we should all be looking forward to what comes up on the new album for sure!
When I heard Skin For A Canvas I liked what I heard, but the music that Dani Burnett has moved onto seems to be slightly deeper and more thought provoking, almost adding in his own persona to the music to get you hooked onto it. There are also live tracks available on the FB page and the one thing that’s come through for me most is the song writing ability going on here, you’ve got a chap and his guitar writing tracks which will work their way into your head and stay there – definitely one to keep an eye out for.
To find out more about Dani Burnett, check out his Facebook page HERE.
Words: Dave Nicholls