Morning Train by Danial Lemma

Danial Lemma is hard to pin down, you wouldn't think a man that looks like Bob Marley would be able to sing like Marvin Gaye, let alone actually be good at sounding like Marvin. And though I am a fan of the late great Mr. Gaye, that is not my real reason for liking Danial, though that does play a never minor part in it. Danial has this way about him, he writes some incredable songs and he can play some flawless guitar, its really something lovely to find these days.

Sure, most would dismiss him as just an artist singing 1970s style soul music, but it goes way past that, Danial's content is as modern as can be, and his voice just compliments the music he writes so beautifully that I am amazed he's not been played on the radio. I guess being realitively known in his native sweden means he's not gonna make it stateside yet, though I wish he would, hell I'll buy anything by this guy. Its all a wonderufl mix of soul, jazz, blues, funk and rock, I love when you can't pin an artist down, and more so, when you can't pin down an artist that masters every genre they mix together, its just so amazing when done right. As a musican myself I know how hard that is. Though admittedly, i'm not on this guy's level.

Some of the must listen too tracks are "Run Tell John" a lovely murder ballad about getting ready to put right something that went wrong long before and prepairing incase they don't come home from it, this one stold out to me early because of how the vocals come through so clearly, and you wish them luck and want them to come back, if you close your eyes, you can see them saying their good byes and everything. "Morning Train" is a great track too about a somewhat doomed romance, the lyrics might not be the best, but the vocals and the arrangement make up for the lack there. "I used to love you" is really an uplifting song about looking back at a love and remembering just what it is that brought her to him in the first place, "You Won't See Me" is song about death that makes you happy and sad. "Loneliness" would have been a great album ender, though its not, the track simply moves me.

I doubt anyone that gives this a listen will be let down, mostly because there are so little uplifting albums made outside of the mainstream these days, not that I mind a sad album or 12, its just nice to find someone so down to earth and so uplifting at the same time. It really does remind of the likes of Marvin Gaye and Curtis Mayfield and Donny Hathoway and the like, definately give it a look.


Artist: Danial Lemma
Album: Morning Train
Genre: Neo-Soul, Accoustic, Pop

Morning Train by Danial Lemma

By: BC