Daniel Goodman - Cold Wind

Daniel Goodman

Cold Wind

Magic Sin Music B005MW4SB8

*****

Astounding, fascinating and musically brilliant

Brooklyn born artist Daniel Goodman has with his new album COLD WIND created a wonderful collection of folk/rock songs intermingled with a touch of blues. Daniel’s vocals are the highlight of this album with their raw emotive style and sound. This is an album of thought provoking songs. A born storyteller, this album is all about carefully constructed lyrics that are blunt, descriptive and so relevant to today’s modern world. Upon listening to this album you can hear echo’s of Daniel’s folk influences throughout each and every song. When The Cold Wind Blows features Adam Levy on electric guitar. Unlike Daniel’s previous releases this album is heavy on instrumentation. Daniel vocals are however strong enough to stand out against the mix of electric and acoustic guitars, drums and percussion. This opening track gives a good indication of things to come. Daniels vocals are gritty and determined giving this song a definite rocky/folk feel. The Theater Of Optimism is a toe tapping song with a slight bluesy feel about it. Leah Sigel provides background vocals on this powerful song. Adam Levy pops up again on Pine Ridge playing the 12 string guitar. This is a slow song that focuses on Daniel’s vocals. Distinctive and charming Daniel’s vocals are captivating and quite atmospheric. The Dark Side Of Love is quite a catchy up-tempo song. Here Daniel’s vocals are a little softer. The Shadow Of The Sun has quite a long intro that leads into a song full of Daniel’s gritty vocals. The lyrics are anything but charming but that is half the appeal of Daniel’s music. Such A Fine Day has carefully crafted lyrics that read like a poem put to music. This song deserves a close listen, probably more than once to get its full affect. If you want grit and realism then look no further than this song. If Such A Fine Day is brilliant because of its astonishing lyrics then Fade From Yesterday is brilliant due to Daniel’s velvety vocals that enhance the chorus of this charming song. Slow and emotive this song is just perfect. Out of all the songs on this album this is the one that has a definite country feel. You will not want it to end! True Love’s Eyes takes on a heavier feel once more. Daniel’s vocals are pronounced and gritty. Once again the lyrics read like a wonderful poem. The Golden Road is a gentler song with Daniel’s vocals being turned down a notch or two at the start of the song becoming more distinct throughout the chorus. All too soon the album comes to a close with another lyrically strong offering The Lady & The Ship. The album ends as it began with Daniel’s gritty vocals taking centre stage. Produced by Anton Fier with additional production from Adam Levy this album is astounding. Not for the faint hearted this album is for lovers of strong poignant music and lyrics that don’t shy away from the brutality that fills our world today.