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I think that writing and releasing my first album, Rise, so early in the Lane 8 project was one of the best decisions I've ever made. But at the time, it felt like albums were really on the out. A lot of people within the dance music industry said albums were a waste of time and effort - nobody listened to them anymore. Especially not from relatively new, low profile artists! Most artists within dance music were releasing single after single every few months - and having a lot of success with that formula.
Maybe it's because I grew up on albums, but I've always felt that a good album tells a story and creates an experience that is impossible to replicate with a run of single tracks alone - no matter how good they are. When I listened to my favorite albums as a kid, one of the things I loved the most was entering the artist's world - even if just for an hour, it felt like I was being taken on a unique journey that could really be savored, a journey only that artist could take me on.
With that somewhat romantic (or just outdated!) feeling toward albums in mind, I ignored a lot of the advice out there and pushed forward - and Rise came out soon after. When we toured that album, I had the surreal experience of hearing fans tell me what the album meant to them, and how much of a connection they felt to the journey of Rise - that familiar feeling I remember from my own youth.
Over the past two years I've waited for a certain feeling to return - the feeling that I was ready and excited to write an album again. As it happened, at the end of 2016, we finished an incredible first This Never Happened tour shortly before welcoming our daughter into the world. As 2017 began, I found myself really driven to create album #2. Throughout this year, I found a lot of joy in focusing on each little task achieved, each small accomplishment that pushed me one step closer to the goal of making another album - another experience - that I was really proud of. In a way I think that's what this album is all about - taking the time to appreciate each small step in a larger journey.
I'm really happy to announce that the pieces have now come together to form my second album, Little By Little.
No Captain, a song I made with Poliça, is the first piece of music I'm sharing from Little by Little - and it’s available to stream and download now. I hope you enjoy it.
I will be touring Little By Little across North America, Europe and Australia for the first half of next year. Tickets will go on sale this Friday at 9am local time.
You can listen to No Captain and see tour dates here: www.this-never-happened.com/littlebylittle
Love,
Daniel
No Captain feat. POLIÇA lyrics:
When it touch it feel like heaven
When it kiss it kiss to save
I ain't circling round for saviors
Live my life a certain way
I don’t need a kind of captain
Grabbing back and I don’t beg
Working harder for this living
What you got that you can trade?
Melody for lost love
I can sing that tune
This will be your last straw
I was so good to you
I don’t want to hear how you are different
I don’t want to hear how we’re the same
When you gonna show me how you love me
That’s the way to make me stay
Melody for lost love
I can sing that tune
This will be your last straw
I was so good to you
When it touch it feel like heaven
When it kiss it kiss to save
I ain't circling round for saviors
Live my life a certain way
I don’t need a kind of captain
Grabbing back and I don’t beg
Working harder for this living
What you got that you can trade?
Melody for lost love
I can sing that tune
This will be your last straw
I was so good to you
I don’t want to hear if you are different
I don’t want to hear how we’re the same
When you gonna show me how you love me
That’s the way to make me stay
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