Dan Howls’ latest single “Low” is one of the coolest blues tracks I’ve heard. I enjoyed its sultry opening, but it only gets better when it gets into third gear around the two-minute mark. This is a prime example of a song that knows exactly where it’s going. Just press play, give it time to warm up, and enjoy the ride.
“This release was written about a time we were out in the desert at a festival, there was a giant storm rolling in, and we knew our whole camp and tent was about to be blown away,” Dan recalled. “We started digging trenches around our little picnic spot, and that was about as much as we could do. We lost our whole tent that night. It’s really about accepting things, and not dwelling on things you can’t control, and changing the things that you can.”
Dan Howls’ might just be one of WA’s best kept secrets. If there’s any justice, this track will be the one that gets the country talking.
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