Keen to keep momentum up, Mancunian singer, Daley is back with his next single 'Broken'. The song starts out sounding like an atmospheric pop ballad, then evolves into a more Breakbeat inspired vibe, with Daley's emotive vocals squeezing out a catchy melody. This song is addictive; yet another solid offering from this talented artist. Have a listen here...
It's been a minute or two since we heard any new stuff from Manchester born singer Daley. His debut mixtape Those Who Wait is an absolute stunner, which well and truly caught the attention of the UK's underground scene and earned him a solid fanbase. His last officially released track was "Remember Me" featuring Jessie J, which came out in late 2012.
Since then he has been away in the US working hard at it rubbing shoulders with the likes of Maxwell, Miguel and Pharrell Williams. And now the talent new voice has returned with new song "Songs That Remind Me Of You (#STRMOY)". The song is produced by Stereotypes. And Daley's vocals just keep getting better and better. Fans await a new album due out at some point in 2013. Check out the track and Will Reid directed visuals below.
This instalment of Live Gems features Manchester singer Daley. He is one of my favourites, I'm always singing his praises but only because he is really good. 'Be' is a song from his hotly anticipated upcoming debut album. He has already worked with Marsha Ambrosius, and he recently tweeted about working with some other pretty special people including Pharrell Williams, so I'm really looking forward to what the album will bring. For now, please enjoy the easy, breezy, beautiful, 'Be'.
Ok, apologies, if you have been listening to the radio, this track might not feel brand new. It was released late last year but I still want to give some shine to the supremely talented Daley. Hehasbeen busy touring the country with US singer, Miguel this month. His first official single, Remember Me is a new take on soulful funk. It features vocal powerhouse, Jessie J singing the familiar hook. The track samples Mica Paris'Should've Known Better and Marlena Shaw's Woman of The Ghetto. It's a great debut, a bit different to what I expected but that's good, I like that Daley appears to be the kind of artist to want to keep his fans on their toes, not give away too much and not play on the inevitable- white boy does R&B- comparisons to JT, Jon B and Robin Thicke. I'm excited to see and hear what's to come from the Mancunian Singer this year.
I was so excited about seeing Daley Headlining his own tour at last! I first came across him when I saw him perform with Wretch 32 on 'Later... with Jools Holland'. He looked intriguing in a long black jacket, thick rimmed glasses and fantastically coiffured hair, but the thing that got me was his voice- he sounded amazing- I had to hear more! I You Tubed just a couple of performances but that was enough- this guy had me, hook, line and sinker. Daley has a smooth soulful voice with a killer falsetto! I downloaded his EP 'Those Who Wait' and it was everything, I didn't even know I wanted to hear from a new R&B album. My top three stand out tracks are:
The title track, 'Those Who Wait': A coming of age/coming of music song with a nostalgic kind of laid back groove.
'Game Over': A "player" in love promises his new love that he has quit the "Game". The song has a cool, catchy, summer vibe.
'Spent'- This is a musically stripped down song that uses a money metaphor to detail the wake of turmoil left by a failed relationship.
Loving Daley's EP, as I do, I decided to go to a few shows where he was either a featured artist or a support act. I found that after each performance I wanted to see more- do people still shout 'Encore'? Because I REALLY wanted to at times! So, you can see why when I found out about the 'Those Who Wait' Tour I was more than overly excited!
The Jazz Cafe was the perfect venue to play this sold out gig and Daley was on top vocal form. He sang most songs off the EP, plus three songs taken from his forthcoming debut album. There were also a couple of surprise treats too: He gave Usher's 'Climax' the Daley treatment and he did his version of Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' to raucous applause from the crowd, who, (like me), I suspect, believe that this is the best version of the song. He also, interluded his own song, 'Game Over' with Rufus ft Chaka Khan's 'Sweet Thing'- and this was indeed, a very sweet thing! He ended his set with 'Alone Together', which is fast becoming a classic among Daley fans. It was one of those "lighters in the air moments", although, with the smoking ban in force, I believe that the use of lighters indoors is also prohibited- but you catch my meaning. It was the perfect way to end the show- Daley left me and the rest of the crowd wanting more, (yet again). But I think this is how it should be, artists should leave their audiences fulfilled yet still wanting more!
Daley's endearing personality gives him effortless charm and a quiet showmanship. The audience connected really well to the performance: constantly clapping along, mouthing the words to all the songs and whooping and hollering their delight at virtually every note he sang. It was clear that Daley was preaching to the converted, I doubt there was a person in there who didn't already love him- but if there was, I'm sure they do now!
Some say that R&B is dead. But I think that the David Guetta era of R&B is moving on. People are growing tired of feeling like they want to do a gym workout to every song that comes on the radio. Don't get me wrong, I will happily admit to enjoying a bit of Euro-pop-infused R&B every now and again... Granted, it's usually when I'm on a treadmill, but hey...! Daley's music nods to classic R&B while offering something new and I'm excited about that- can you tell?!
Check out the vids below! You can download Daley's EP, 'Those Who Wait' at www. daley.tv
