Devin Dawson – Dark Horse: Songs in the Key of F (Live) (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48 kHz | Time – 44:16 minutes | 525 MB | Genre: Country, Singer-Songwriter
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Atlantic – Warner Music Nashville
Singer-songwriter Devin Dawson is ready to break into the mainstream country music scene with his upcoming debut album, “Dark Horse,” due out Jan. 19. He co-wrote all 12 of the album’s songs, including its title track. “I’m beyond excited to finally share the release date for my debut album. And when it came time to choose a title, nobody talked about other options we knew immediately it should share the same name as the track ‘Dark Horse,” Dawson said in a press release. “Despite being written after the album was ‘finished,’ I felt it was absolutely necessary to include this song. ‘Dark Horse’ captures every corner of my heart, everything I am and everything I believe in.”
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Devin Dawson – Dark Horse (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:04 minutes | 502 MB | Genre: Country
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Atlantic – Warner Music Nashville
Country pop has found one of its stars for 2018. The fans of Waylon Jennings or of Steve Earle can go on their way because Devin Dawson doesn’t follow the same path as his elders. Bottle-fed with rock that’s heightened with Alan Jackson’s country but also Marvin Gaye’s soul music and most of all the Beatles (of whom he is a big fan), the young Californian—who went on tour with big shots like Tim McGraw and Faith Hill—finally takes off musically and offers the entire scope of his talent. In folksy ballads or more up-tempo themes, Dawson first and foremost highlights his chameleon-like voice. It’s an organ that adapts to every context, a 100% country song or a rather unapologetic pop song. It’s incidentally this large stylistic palette which throws you off balance after first listening to this Dark Horse. DD varies widely and some will certainly be perplexed, yet it’s hard not to recognize his personal touch on each track of the record, as well as his already rather sharp writing.
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