2024 – Forty Below
Records
By Phillip Smith; Jan. 27, 2024
Release Date : Jan. 26, 2024
Original source : phillycheezeblues.blogspot.com
Nearly six years have passed since Danielle Nicole released her Grammy Nominated Cry No More album. Produced by Tony Braunagel, The Love You Bleed is Danielle’s third studio album as a solo artist. It most certainly makes for a brilliant return and is an absolutely amazing listen from start to finish. The songs she writes are heart-felt and filled with true grit. They are then sung with a fearless grace. With Danielle on vocals and bass guitar, she is joined by her husband Brandon Miller on guitars and mandolin, and Go-Go Ray on drums. Braunagel appears on percussion, with Stevie Blacke on strings.
My heart melts from the opening words sung on “Right By Your Side”. Danielle’s angelic vocals take top billing on this dreamy Sixties Soul-inspired song. Arriving on an ominous hill-country blues riff, “Head Down Low” begins as a slow-cooker which Miller and Go-Go bring to a rapid, intense boil. Danielle generously pours an added fierceness on top vocally. Her performance of Trisha Yearwood’s “A Lover is Forever” is so stunning and her voice is so beautiful, I cannot help but think of Amy Winehouse. “Say You’ll Stay” intrigues me as it navigates from a retro Fifties pocket of soul into an ethereal Beatles-esque realm. It’s a very emotional song sung with a gorgeous delivery. “Fools Gold” sinks its claws in deep with an infectious rhythm, and beat-poet lyrics. Damon Parker adds a grand touch on synth, as Miller shines on slide guitar. There is no escape from the soul-wrenching “Who He Thinks You Are”. This tsunami of melancholia is a flawless gem on track for song of the year. The record ends with a breath of hope on “Young Love on the Hill”. Played on mandolin, the song is a sweet splash of Americana.
The Love You Bleed is Danielle Nicole’s best album to date and receives my highest of recommendations. It only gets better with each listen.
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