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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