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Watch Danny Golden - “Hangover”
Austin - by way of Colorado, Pittsburgh and places in between - singer-songwriter Danny Golden believes the job of an artist is to "investigate the depths of our world and bring some meaning back to the surface." Golden does his job, and does it extremely well, with his new LP, Old Love, a ten-song collection that invites you to explore relationships, situations, and moments - both clear and cloudy, inspiring and frustrating - we find ourselves in when we let someone into our lives. Recently, Golden took the time to answer his Essential 8 where he spoke about the album, shared the story behind "Delilah," his first (but not favorite) concert, and much more! What’s the best advice you have ever gotten from another musician? I walk away from every conversation with my friend David Ramirez with a whole new understanding of what it means to be a musician. That guy just knows where it's at. Every songwriter should listen to David’s song “Stone”. When/where do you do your best writing? Home alone, sitting at my kitchen table in the middle of the night. Surrounded by candles, books, notebooks, and instruments. The outside world starts to fade away and i lose track of time. When i’m lucky, Inspiration comes to find me there. Is there a song of yours that gets the best crowd response? ‘Hangover” without a doubt. It's simple and relatable on the most basic human level. And the band rocks out to another dimension on that one. And i get to blow off all my steam at the microphone.
Please choose any song from the album and share and the story behind it.
“Delilah” is probably the most sensitive song on the record. I wrote this song in an afternoon when I was really interested in this concept called the mirror stage. Basically it's when an infant first recognizes itself in the mirror. Suddenly there is an external image for them to equate their world of internal feelings with. But the physical image will never truly reflect what they feel they are. So the whole rest of its life, it tries to adjust the image the world sees in order to be truly known. We all experience this in our own way. Its an existential truth. So “Delilah” is an attempt to point this out, to tell the story of a girl growing up and trying to be accepted socially while also wanting to be herself. And she has to balance these opposites for her whole life, each side constantly putting the other at risk. I never set out or expected to write a song about being a little girl that day. But that's what happened. Why did you choose to anchor the album with the songs you did? The album tells a story of a relationship through vignettes of feelings and experiences. The first track, “Old Love” is a foreword to the story. Starting there and moving to “Float Me” gives the feeling of drifting from one relationship to another, as we do. It also gives the story the feeling of circular tie. The album unfolds and you find ups and downs and asides and land on the final track “Livin’ Without Your Love”, the bitter end. Favorite (or first) concert you have ever attended? My first concert ever was The Backstreet Boys and Shaggy. Believe it or not, that is not my favorite concert. I saw Hiss Golden Messenger play in January this year and that was the best thing I’ve seen in a long time. The songwriting, the feeling, the soul, the organic live show. That band is amazing. Is there a professional “bucket list” item you would love to check off? Nothing in particular comes to mind. I’m enjoying the ride. Playing Austin City Limits would be pretty cool! If you weren’t a musician/songwriter where would we find you? I’d like to be a fishing boat captain in the Florida Keys. Website/Facebook/Twitter
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