The #indie scene is alive and well in the form of Drew Davies’ new single titled ‘Living The Dream’. First off, this song has some brilliant guitar work. A slick combination of that gritty chord progression and slight Bigsby bridge tremolo at times, combined with that gritty angst vibrato of Drew’s delightfully distinct voice. There are also some original sounds within the track that give the song a resonance of creative originality that really leads me to believe that Drew is here to stay and the future of music is bright.
“When I wrote Living The Dream I had recently removed myself from a number of unhealthy relationships and thrown myself into my work,” explains Drew on the new single. “Whilst I had become somewhat of a hermit in those days, I also met a wonderful woman and started a love affair. The song is about going your own way and is a snapshot of that period in my life – the lyrics are quite tongue in cheek and center on the rejection of the ‘rock n roll’ lifestyle that had been thrust upon me, the new love in my life and the scene from where I was writing the song.”
Living The Dream is out now on all digital platforms and is the second single from Drew Davies’ self-titled debut album, due out later in 2019. The debut single ‘Man On The Run’ is out now.
Check out our review for ‘Man On The Run’ HERE.
About Drew Davies
Persistence is a word that’s rather easily thrown around in this era of the five-minute social media fad. But in this golden age of the hashtag Drew’s goals have always been keenly focussed on producing music close to his heart.
Through friendships and loved ones come and gone, successes, setbacks and everything in between, Drew has poured himself into his musical labors, and now he’s produced his most personal work to date.
Whilst Drew hails from the North of England he is an adopted Londoner; he’s trod the boards of venues and festivals across the UK and Europe with various bands, worked in musical collaborations, written for other artists and sang in session gigs to get by. From cutting his teeth and paying his dues in some of the seediest venues you’ve ever likely to see to recording in some of the top studios on the planet; these experiences all played their part in his arrival at this vantage point, from which he brings forth his debut solo album.
Musically Drew pulls from a vast array of influences that stretch from 50s rock n’ roll to modern electronica. From the hook-filled, to-the-point numbers of Roy Orbison or Tom Petty, to the cinematic synth sounds of John Carpenter, Vangelis, and Kavinsky, the music is imbued with a heavy tenderness; wrapped up in the genre-bending timelessness of artists like Bowie, Queen or Eurythmics.
“When I wrote ‘Living The Dream’ I had recently removed myself from a number of unhealthy relationships and thrown myself into my work. Whilst I had become somewhat of a hermit in those days I also met a wonderful woman and started a love affair.
The song is about going your own way; but it’s also a snapshot of that period in my life; the lyrics were quite tongue in cheek; centering on the rejection of the ‘rock n roll’ lifestyle that had been thrust upon me, the new love in my life and the scene from where I was writing the song…”
@drewdaviesmusic [rotatingtweets screen_name=’drewdaviesmusic’]In preparation for the release of Living the Dream, Drew has readied a full backing band complete with dueling guitars, bass, synthesizers, drums and two backing singers; bringing the full sound of the songs to the stage as they can be heard on the record. Having debuted earlier this year at London’s iconic Troubadour club the band have gone on to play notable London venues and are preparing to tour the UK and beyond.
“Absolutely Fantastic…Influenced by David Bowie and Peter Gabriel”
– BBC Introducing“A stunningly captivating indie-rock belter”
– Music-News. com“Soaring and strong vocals…”
– Atwood Magazine
Self-produced by Drew, the album was recorded at Tileyard Studios in London, before arriving at the hands of mixing engineer Steve Honest (Oasis, Michael Jackson, Fleetwood Mac), with mastering by John Webber (George Michael, David Bowie, Super Furry Animals) at the legendary AIR Studios.
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