Album Notes

For over six years now, David Boone has been entertaining the cafes, coffeehouses & bars of the hip college town of Missoula, Montana, and the surrounding Northwest region. With a solid foot in the folk tradition of storytelling, Boone effortlessly straddles the fence between pop, rock & blues without ever compromising originality or authenticity. His melodic phrasing- delivered with an easy voice- begs listeners to follow along on a journey of personal highs & lows. Seeing Boone live is like stepping right into his personal diary where he openly explores doubts, beliefs, spirituality & romance with the weight that each deserves. One of the highlights of Boone's song writing is how deftly he mimics the emotion of the lyrics with his vocals. Within one song, he easily goes from the soft, pure smoothness of a ballad to the sometimes strained wailing of heightened angst. One listen to Boone & you know he's the real deal, stemming from the lineage of Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan &, more recently, Jack Johnson & Counting Crows. Touring nationally with Seattle percussionist James Wasem, the duo joins to create a sound of intricate, yet balanced, rhythm and melody â€" striking a chord with the roots of folk rock.

Sometimes humorous, sometimes philosophical, but always relevant, Boone is like poetry put to music--a true voice for the modern, wandering & wondering soul.


CRITICS REVIEW THE MUSIC:
Boone's not quite your average singer-songwriter. Yes, he's got the wonderful, sweet voice typical of all those oh-so-trendy bigger names like Jack Johnson and Ben Harper. But he doesn't always use his "instrument" the way they do. He does sing lovely, melting melodies. But he also howls and moans in terse angry bursts then brings it down to a riff or a gentle melody for a roller coaster ride. Even "Tuesday Night" - the best tune off his release Ignore The Orange Hand - starts out soft and sultry with a catchy little melody, then explodes out with a stricken, emotion-laden chorus at the end. An added bonus is that Boone doesn't stick to one sound either, incorporating rollicking country beats and occasionally, hard rock distortion and punk-influenced angst.
- (Melissa Bearns - Eugene Weekly)

At 24 years of age, singer/songwriter David Boone is fast becoming one of Missoula's most prodigious musical talents. Not to mention prolific: Ignore The Orange Hand is his third album in less than two years, and that's not counting the other three records he recorded with his band, Open To Closure. Boone's lyrics are poetic and his melodies are simple and infectious.
- (Yogesh Simpson - Missoula Independent)

"True poetry put to song".
- (Erika Parfit - The Entertainer)

Boone's prodigious output doesn't come at the expense of quality songwriting. Boone seems to innately recognize how to develop music for the different idioms. With his effortlessly appealing tenor and thoughtful lyrics, fans of bands like the Jayhawks, Counting Crows, or Guster will find Boone's more aggressive, acoustic guitar-driven folk-rock right up their alley.
Boone's solo material is both gorgeous and soulful. Set against nothing but acoustic guitar, Boone's voice is given ample room to explore the full range of emotion; and it does so, time and again.
- (Joe Nickell - The Entertainer)