Greetings waveriders!
Today I've been afforded the opportunity to tell you about the brand
spanking new release from Dan Miraldi,
an artist I've had the privilege of following since I began writing for The
Ripple Effect. The name of the album is Chaos, Destruction & Dancing and I
think it is superb! If you have been
searching for extraordinary pop/rock music that hearkens back to an earlier
musical age you've hit the jackpot!
Dan Miraldi is a
young man. He is a young man with an old
soul. This old soul guides his musical
creations, producing songs that successfully iterate on proven sounds while
adding more modern trappings. The end
result is nothing short of aural magic! Is
it rock 'n' roll? Absolutely! Is it power pop? Oh yeah!
Can you hear elements of punk rock, folk rock, and synth pop? You know it!
C,D&D is an album that can
bring together combative musical curmudgeons of all ages and give them all
something to shout about. What makes me
so confident in my appraisal? I'll tell
you.
Let's analyze some of the direct musical references that pop
into my head when listening to a few of C,D&D's
songs. Why not start with album opener
"Demon Baby"? This track would
feel right at home on a Television album, especially considering how much Mr. Miraldi's voice sounds like Tom
Verlaine here. Television a little dated
for your musical leanings? That's
cool. "Junkie Friend", the
second song on the album, has a main guitar riff that explores similar territory
to Modest Mouse's well-loved single "Float On". How about a 1980's reference point? No problem!
"Parallel Universe" is synth pop to a tee, and "I Gotta
Figure Out How" has keys reminiscent of Dire Straits. The kicker is that what I've outlined is only
scratching the surface!
As I alluded to earlier one of the highest compliments I can
offer Dan Miraldi is that he takes
all of these vintage as well as modern reference points and creates songs that
are entirely his own. He is not directly
lifting ideas from the past, only using them as solid foundations which he then
builds upon. While this quality was
evident in his work five years ago when I first listened to him, the songs on C,D&D take this approach and hone it
to a razor sharp edge. This is a singer/songwriter
who has reached full maturity and we are all beneficiaries of the resultant
musical output.
Start to finish Chaos,
Destruction & Dancing by Dan
Miraldi is a marvelous album! You
need this music in your lives waveriders!
Pick up a copy when it releases 8/4/2015.
- Penfold
PS: My favorite track off the record is "Perpetual
Outsider". Hmmm? I wonder why?
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