To describe Danny McMahon as
a singer/songwriter is accurate, but really doesn’t go far enough. As the owner of a recording studio in Bristol
– Puzzlemaker Studios – along with producer Andrea “Drea” Succi Danny is
helping other artists with releasing music and achieving their own dreams.
On stage Danny is just an
absolute ball of energy. Since meeting
him for the first time at Buckle and Boots in 2018 and hosting him on the Paddock Stage
we have had the chance to see him perform many times – at festivals, as an
opening act, as a headliner and even in a social club in Birmingham. It doesn’t matter what the stage is, or what
size the crowd, Danny and the band play every show as though they are headlining
a stadium tour!
With his new song Danny
captures that energy and distills it into a 3 minute story. Honky Tonk Girl is a story – almost a
true one! Based on a trip to Nashville and
trying to find love for the bass player (never an easy task!), the phrase “Honky
Tonk Girl” was coined – and from those words Danny found a song.
The instrumentation is very
much guitar driven, giving the song energy, but with the melody backed by synth
keys and a thumping bass line – very much a full band sound perfectly
punctuated and enhanced by the drums.
The vocal is pure Danny –
powerhouse delivery, pacy but clear and easy to hear the story he is telling. Told as a performer, there is some wonderful music
based imagery in the clever lyrics, and a happy ending
I was down and out, but right about now
I’ve found my Honky Tonk Girl
But did the bass player find love that night? Sorry – what happens in Nashville, stays in Nashville…or has a song written about it!
Honky Tonk Girl, the new
single from Danny McMahon is available to download and stream from Friday 29
September.
Find and follow Danny on
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