Steve’s comment is the one left ringing in my ears this morning, following an evening jam packed full of warm greetings, tender exchanges and startling performances. Last night was the launch party for the box ep, my third and final offering of 2009, and I really enjoyed myself…thank you!

Michael Clarke opened the event with a collection of beautiful songs and gave us a sneak peak at some new material which contain some of his most poignant lyrics to date. Everyone (myself included) seemed to instantly warm to ‘The Boy and The Buffalo’ and was excited to hear talk of a new album of ‘acoustic stuff’ (let us know when it’s ready Mike!)

Vashti Anna travelled up from North London to join us, and we were treated to her debut show with new drummer/percussionist Alan. She ripped it up. When she performs she appears to lose control (in a good way), and connects with with something ethereal I can’t quite put my finger on but I know is there!

She mountaineers across a varied landscape of moods, from brooding melancholy (think Joan As Police Woman) to the uplifting jam ‘Infatuation’ (think Feist). Drummer Alan accents and follows her lead effortlessly and I am honoured to have witnessed the early stages of what could be a great bond.

My set was funny, with a good bit of banter with a fake moustache wearing heckler early on!

I want to say thank you very much to my band, who played beautifully, what I love the most is the way that they listen as much as play, makes for an interesting and fulfilling conversation! x

I am happy to announce that my friends and I have been busy in the studio and the Box EP is almost complete.

We have arranged a gig at Newhampton Arts Centre on Oct 10th to celebrate the new music with a full bodied performance! Lisa De’Ville and Lee Mitchell have kindly agreed to be our guests and play what I am certain will be wonderful live sets.

For those of you that missed our previous show at NAC, here is a live version of ‘How Does It Feel?’ filmed at the Bubble EP Launch:

Tickets are selling fast, it is £5 advance but will be £7 on the night.

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The Box EP is currently being mixed by our very own musical master chef Ryan Pinson. This is a delicate, lengthy process and although we are all excited about tasting the finished product, we must be patient!

However, if like me you enjoy licking the spoon occasionally then please have a listen to the first mix of ‘IF I GROW OLD’. Grab a free download of the track here – the password you need is tigerdan.

In other news, my talented friend and bass player on the 3 EPs Steve Clarke has released an epic EP with his band Rogue States. The EP features some beautiful, dedicated performances, take a listen here. You can order a CD from their website now.

Hope to see you on Oct 10th!

Dan and band x

Dear Sun,

Thank you for coming out to play and wearing your hat all day yesterday. As elbow so aptly say “one day like this a year will see me right”….

The band and I, (plus video crew MJH Productions and dear friends) descended upon Barr Beacon in Walsall/Gt. Barr – the highest point in Birmingham and the Black Country to produce a video.

We recorded live performances of several songs from our forthcoming ‘BALLOON EP’, including a collaboration with Steve and Michael of ‘Rogue States’ on backing vocals, as well as footage for a promo vid for ‘It’s Good To Getaway’.

We couldn’t have been luckier with the weather, watch this space for bright blue sky, more pics coming soon courtesy of Dario Colombo.

Bye for now and hope to see you at Varsity tomorrow.

Dan