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The most hyped-up act of 2009 and Mark Ronson’s bezzie mate releases his first piece of solo work, but should we “Stop him, if we’ve heard it before?”
Daniel Merriweather first came to mainstream prominence on Ronson’s ‘Version’ (cover-album), taking the role of Morrissey on The Smiths’ classic. This time it seems he’s retracing steps taken by the likes of 2Pac and Marvin Gaye, though he’s not after equal rights.
The track’s foundations are built on old-school big band production, with a mesmerizing
piano beat weaving in and out. It certainly sounds like a Ronson tune, though
it isn
’t yet known
whether the classics
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Released - TBC Early 2009
Label - Allido
1st Single from the forthcoming album, ‘Love & War’
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scavenger has had his paws on it.
Lyrically it seems Merriweather is somewhat disappointed about the
money-obsessed nature of modern society, though far from having a Marxist-like
reform solution up his sleeve, he sings:
“Ain’t nothing gonna change / If nobody’s gonna wake up / and start asking who’s in charge.”
The song also features New-York rapper and label-mate Wale who makes a strong
appearance with some smooth delivery.
The most sceptic may well label this ‘The poor man’s Motown/Blues’, but as is often the case with “tipped” artists, the results aren’t quite as mind-blowing as perhaps the PR says on its tin. Still for what it is,
it
’s a decent enough pop song which has as much chance of topping the charts as
Australia have of winning The Ashes.
6/10 CM
(c) ChrisOnline.biz 2009
