Dan Hannaford
I CRIED BULLETS
Dragging Canoe Records
After a number of
years solid gigging across northern NSW, Dan Hannaford delivers the goods with
his debut long-player, twelve tracks road-tested and true, a rock solid slab of
dusty country and ragged-edged blues, as honest as the day is long, twice as
real and raw.
Broken into two
obvious parts, the album showcases songs usually played solo but in this
instance fleshed out by a number of crack session musos in Los Angeles late
last year. The high-octane numbers get a run first up, wavering, crunchy
country-blues replete with fiddle, horns and Hammond, ‘Train Wreck’ a standout.
From there,
Hannaford turns it down, the second half of the record (featuring some
fantastic pedal and lap slide over his guitar and rough-hewn vocal) focusing on
his strong songwriting, his heart on his sleeve, truth dripping from every
phrase. He’s no novice, and has released a few EPs, but this LP displays a
rising roots music talent, a stormer of an album.
3.5/5
Samuel J. Fell
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