Wednesday, May 8, 2019

EP Review - Boys Cry Too - Danny McMahon



The new EP from Danny McMahon is a step along his road of maturing as a performer, a writer and a producer.  The first track, Everything, is the story of a love affair that has ended.  Danny cleverly mixes an almost ethereal sound when reminiscing with a harder sound when he talks about the end of the affair, with looping/repetition to add to the emotion.  The opening is quite electronic, very produced – rather unusual when we are used to Danny with his guitar, but as the song and the story kick in, so does that very distinctive vocal style isolated over the backing.

Boys Cry Too is an overall slower song, a deeper emotion with a strong message in the title and throughout the track. A slightly more traditional arrangement, still highlighting Danny’s voice again with great production

When I See You is a familiar track – we recently reviewed the stunning video for a song that was released as a single. Listening to the song in isolation doesn’t detract from it at all- very well written and very well performed.

Pushing My Hands Down rounds off the EP and for me is the best showcase for Danny’s voice and vocal style of all the tracks. A lift in tempo for this one, not quite rocking out but certainly more pace, with a driving drum beat and a great guitar solo to end the song.  This is definitely a track I want to hear from Danny on stage with a full band at this year’s festivals, giving the sound systems a good workout!


As we have come to expect from Danny McMahon, an EP combining emotions, great vocals, clever writing and superb production at Puzzle Maker studios – his second year as a country artist is full of promise for many years to come


Boys Cry Too, the new EP from Danny McMahon is released on 24 May, available for pre-order from 10 May on all usual platforms. 

You can see Danny onstage at Buckle and Boots and at Millport Country Music Festival, as well as other gigs and on Facebook, Youtube and anywhere he can plug in his guitar

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