In November of last year Will Dailey embarked on a soulful project to create a standout album. He wanted to craft a record that stood up for independent artists struggling to keep their heads above water. The only way to do that, Dailey says, "is t [+]In November of last year Will Dailey embarked on a soulful project to create a standout album. He wanted to craft a record that stood up for independent artists struggling to keep their heads above water. The only way to do that, Dailey says, "is to sacrifice everything." The dynamic eleven tracks of "Goodbyeredbullet" is a palpable example of doing just that.
In designing the album, this born and bred Bostonian sheds his skin and lends his heart and soul. There's no holding back in songs like "Slow her down" and "Wound up" that convey personal findings on love and relationships; things out of our control. On the stunning opus, "Casual Friday" we are blessed with Dailey's depth of musical talent. The song starts as an acoustic whisper but crescendos to layers of horns, choirs, and percussions.
Not only did he release his abilities lyrically and musically, he spent every penny he had to make the album. Why? Dailey explains, "I knew that I needed to incorporate many different tools and instruments on this record to express certain vulnerabilities and truths within these songs. And I wanted to make sure the album was recorded without computers; only on analogue tape." So Dailey sold the car that helped him build the fan base that will ironically buy this record-his little red Honda Civic-the "Red Bullet."
Crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada by plains, trains, buses or via the "Red Bullet," Dailey has encouraged a loyal national following, one that has contributed to independent sales of over 10,000 CDs. As president of his own label (www.wheelkickrecords.com) Dailey has shown his value. In 2002 he was nominated best male vocalist in the Boston Music Awards and a semi-finalist in the International Song Writing Competition in 2003.
Many have compared Dailey, 26, to Nick Drake, early Stones, Zepplin, Cat Stevens, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Jeff Buckley, Pearl Jam, Badly Drawn Boy, and Iron and Wine. There is truth in the vulnerable aspects of Dailey's voice, an aspect that is too remiss from today's music.
With his musical roots in rock and roll, his heart full in the present, and his feet aimed at the future, Dailey has already accomplished what music lovers admire. People long for artists who aren't afraid to put their whole selves
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