As he travels on the road from here to there he clearly absorbs what he sees, understands it, and then produces some of the warmest music you will hear in a long time.
It is a song of life on the road that opens Car Guitar Star. “I Love America” is his view of travelling across the country. “I’m A Machine” is somewhat darker, and yet still sounds wonderfully upbeat. “I Can Fly” draws you in like the long days of youth he sings of. The catchy and soaring hook of the chorus is an example of exactly why NME declared him to be a ‘pop genius’.
“You Go There”, and “Hold Me Close”, an excellent song of love within a new relationship, lead to the title track. There is a strong message within its lyrics for the download age. It has Daniel pointing out what we must all take note of. He sings, ‘music gets cheapened when people are taking it for free’. Within a typically infectious chorus he adds, ‘I know the net made it easy to get, but don’t steal from me. What about the poor musician, who is it wants to steal our vision.’ The song ends with the unthinkable, ‘then there’d be no new music, no incentive to make it’.
It is a strong, highly relevant, and rather sad observation on today’s get it for free, throw it away society. For me it highlights the fact that if songs similar to this, of which Daniel has already written plenty, had been released on those little seven inch pieces of vinyl an age ago, he would indeed be that household name. A few radio airplays is sometimes all it took.
He follows with a trumpet led instrumental piece, “Grand Canyon Experience”, which provides a nice balance to the album. “Seven Shades Of Blue” contains every conceivable natural element, stars, rivers, oceans, lakes, beaches, sky, sand, and lightning all add to a richly painted picture. As I say, music just flows from this guy.
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