Some voices are made for country music – and UK artist Dan
Owen’s is one of them. However, he is not writing, singing or recording country
music, so consider his inclusion on this blog as a manifestation of a wish-list
item.
Owen has a great deep, gutsy voice that, given time, might
be applied to some gothic backwoodsy tales but he uses it to very good effect
on the four tracks on his debut EP, which are more in the indie pop/rock vein. ‘Made
to Love You’ is the single and opening track; it’s a dark rumination about a
dark relationship and it sets the tone for the EP, which is of the minor-key
persuasion.
The four songs on this EP are well constructed and clearly
sung – and if I’m fond of mentioning singers who sing ‘cleanly’ it’s because it’s
important. A singer who can enunciate clearly is a communicator who wants to
make sure his or her audience understands what’s going on. This is the mark of
an artist who is courteous towards their listener, and the fact that Owen
achieves this on his very first outing establishes him as a performer who wants
to connect, and has the skill to do it. No doubt, this will find him many fans.
Open Hands and Enemies is out now.
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