Invisiblegirl Records

'Collected Times' by Danny Short


Debut Album Release 25 April 2009


Danny Short is from Bolton. He’s also from a planet where 70s
pastoral progressive music can co-exist happily with on-the-money
noughties experimentalism. Take ‘This Year Is Ours’ – rapturous
12-strings glitteringly reminiscent of ‘Trespass’-era Genesis but
dragged by the neck into today by a beautiful melodies and harmonies,
and some slightly worrying interferences in the background keeping it
all the right side of pretty. But then there’s ‘Truth Made a Man Of Me’,
where submerged vocals and drones are a bed for another gorgeous
melody to sink into and dream.
Imagine if AMM had written pop songs. You can’t? Listen then. Danny
Short is in a place of his own, but he shares some of the universe with
poetic souls like Six Organs Of Admittance and James Blackshaw. And
this miserable old world needs more of this kind of beauty. Caressing musicianship, tunes to melt the hardest heart. Treat your soul.

Danny Short - Collected Times - Dee

Track listing

1  Dee
2  On The Ceiling
3  Leaving The City
4  Asleep
5  Stranger In The Snow
6  Dream
7  To Be Different
8  People On The Hilltop
9  This Year Is Ours
10 An Idea
11 Just Before You Disappear
12 Truth Made A Man Of Me

All songs written by Danny Short
except *Dee (writers: Fowler/Turner/Bailey/Short)
c/o Invisiblegirl Music Publishing

"I am not sure that I will hear anything as eclectic, and the
same time as so relevant and consistently well put together this year."
..from a recent album review here.

We've made track 12 'Truth Made A Man Of Me' available
as a free mp3. Email julia@invisiblegirl.co.uk for your copy.


Video of Danny performing live April 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBttB2s5uUM

Danny Short is a talented musician from Bolton, Lancashire and has
released his first album ‘Collected Times,’ on Manchester based label
Invisible girl records. Writing and recording his own songs, Danny has
developed a style unique to him but confesses to being influenced by the
likes of the Beatles, Goldfrapp and New Order.

Danny has worked in various band projects and although he is still a member
of groups Big Arm, The Rival Folk and The Bamboo Merchants, he is now
tackling the music industry solo.

A well-rounded musician, Danny plays drums, percussion and bass guitar
and is a fantastic lyricist. From chill out to a more upbeat tempo, Danny’s
songs are deeply addictive and once you start listening you are guaranteed
to be hooked!


© 2006-2009 Invisiblegirl


See Danny's Myspace on
www.myspace.com/dannyshortmusic


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