Bringing Down Goliath
Record Label: Rola Pola
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"Bringing Down Goliath" is the debut album from New York City based indie-rockers, Second Dan. The album doesn't just have good songs, they have the potential to be anthems. Like hearing U2 for the first time in the early 80's, Second Dan's album captures that mixture of intelligent songwriting with infectious music reminiscent of Foo Fighters, Oasis and early Radiohead.
The band is fronted by Australian-born Dan Rosen, who de-camped to the USA a couple years back after achieving critical acclaim for his debut EPs back in his homeland (including being selected as the winner of Unearthed, the prestigious award from national radio station Triple J). It was in New York’s famed East Village that he found himself a home, new muse, and collection of inspiring musicians that form the heart and soul of Second Dan – the Southern Gentleman on bass Daniel Reisbick, Sonny Ratcliff hailing from the mountains of Virginia and channeling the drumming style of Keith Moon, and the urban cool of native New Yorker Adam Wolfe Lerner.
Together they began honing Dan's songs with regular gigs around Lower East Side of Manhattan and Brooklyn, soon playing to packed houses and earning a passionate live following. It was these songs that form the basis of "Goliath". With the songs roadtested, the band entered the studio with renowned Australian producer Andy Baldwin (Rage Against Machine, Morcheeba, The Cat Empire) who guided the band over sessions in New York (at Smashing Pumpkin's James Iha Stratosphere Studios) and Melbourne, Australia. The songs on the album touch on the big issues ... personal love and loss in "Forget to Remember" and "I Met a Girl", as well as the global challenges in songs "The Elephant Fell To Earth" and "Running Out of Feelings". But like Goliath himself, our problems can be overcome and conquered.
Second Dan's music has been featured in TV shows including NBC's The Apprentice, and MTV's The Hills and Life of Ryan.
Listening to Second Dan fills you with a hope and optimism – makes you believe in rock and roll again like way back when … remember? This record could well just be their slingshot into one of your favorite new bands.
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author: Stefan Malliet
I LOVE this album. Especially "Running Out of Feelings." Great video too
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Bringing Down Goliath is an 11 track wonder
author: Cadence Revolution
These days when bands that are labeled under the 'pop/rock' tag seem to be able to only put out one or two decent tracks before they throw in the towel and serve up mediocre material just to fill a CD up, 'Bringing Down Goliath' is an 11 track wonder that takes you on a nonstop musical journey filled with energy, and drive from the thoughtful lyrics to the blood pumping music.
Second Dan is fronted by vocalist and ex-Australian Dan Rosen, who traveled to New York's famed East Village, after receiving critical success for his debut EP in his homeland, where he gathered the nucleus that would become the engine for Second Dan.
The band is rounded out by bassist Daniel Reisbick who lays on a bassline so thick it sticks to your ear canals which maniacal drummer Sonny Ratcliff thumps and thrashes around, as guitarists Adam Wolfe Lerner and Rosen weave the wizardry of Pete Townsend and The Edge for guitar riffs that can drift and swirl or have the force of a sonic tsunami.
The band is rounded out by bassist Daniel Reisbick who lays on a bassline so thick it sticks to your ear canals which maniacal drummer Sonny Ratcliff thumps and thrashes around, as guitarist Adam Wolfe Lerner weaves the wizardry of Pete Townsend meets The Edge for guitar riffs that drift or have the force of a sonic tsunami.
Together this foursome have taken elements that will remind you at times of the bare bones early days of U2 meeting the guitar wall of sound of Oasis with touches of Elvis Costello and The Attractions along with a nod to The Replacements and channeling them into their debut album 'Bringing Down Goliath'.
Trying to pick out one or two favorite tracks on this release is next to impossible. Before you know it you will simply say to heck with it and hit repeat all.
From the swelling of the opening chords of 'Color My World', to the finger popping 'I Met A Girl', the bluesy feeling and whimsical 'The Elephant Fell To Earth', the dreamy acoustic based 'Everything is Good' allows you to catch your breath before the Oasis sonic tour de force that is 'Make Me Want To' slams into you and closing with the Smashing Pumpkin feeling 'How You Getting On?' makes you wish 'Bringing Down Goliath', would keep going on and on.
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