NATIONAL THROAT - SPLIT CREAM REPRESS

NATIONAL THROAT - SPLIT CREAM REPRESS

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Special pressing of National Throat on split color Cream/Burnt Gold. Remastered for vinyl.

"Dailey’s latest album makes it clear that good songwriting isn’t a matter of hiding behind shiny production or an over-stylized persona. His music doesn’t contain a note of pretense. If anything, it is committed to the beauty of simplicity. National Throat is a statement about the value of creativity and the survival of art. Dailey believes the truth will find its way out, that what is real and beautiful will rise to the top." - Jon Karr, New York Minute Magazine, May 2015

“Dailey has a natural charisma, particularly as a vocalist, and much of “National Throat” gives him room to simply emote. While the music plies a spare sensuality, he’s in full Technicolor mode, from brash (the full-throttle rocker “World Go Round”) and soulful (the horn-stoked “Why Do I”) to exuberant (the big singalong “We Will Always Be a Band”) and tender (the dusky, banjo-driven ballad “Higher Education”). This is Dailey at his most self-possessed, a clear and confident musician who doesn’t need a big label or a big budget to put across his charms." — James Reed, Boston Globe, September 2014

"Will Dailey's pop smarts, his dedication to detail, and his soul-inflected voice are just what we need right now to restore belief in music. His new songs are personal epiphanies with a universal appeal. Frankly, it will take a forklift to get his new album National Throat off of my Top 10 list for 2014." — Steve Morse, Rock Critic, March 2014

"The album continues into a variety of emotions, as Dailey recounts epic nights on the town in uptempo moments, while also cascading down into the slower songs that reveal his inner workings. As most fans will agree, music is best when it’s most vulnerable, and National Throat is a prime example of this." - Weston Shephard, Veriance Magazine, November 2014

"Dailey sounds comfortable regardless of the genre he’s tackling, though if he wanted to make more songs like the lush, sprawling psych-pop of “Castle of Pretending,” we wouldn’t be mad at all." - Martin Caballero, Weekly Dig September 2014

"There's something genuinly uplifting and inspiring about this Boston based throwback (and I use the word throwback as an endearment). Any musician who can master the balance between commercialism and good taste the way Will Dailey has deserves all the success both professional and critical that is heaped upon him. National Throat is a throwback in the sense that it harks back to an era when recording was becoming a facet of the music industry." - Tim Merricks, Americana-UK.com

"From the opening notes of the reggae fueled ‘Sunken Ship’ to the marvelous use of horns on ‘Castle of Pretending’ and ‘Lookout Johnny’ to the awesome slide work on ‘Don’t Take Your Eyes off of Me’ this collection of songs has been allowed to live and breathe through Dailey’s songwriting genius and the brilliant work of co-producer Dave Brophy. In today’s overcrowded music marketplace, “National Throat” is truly a diamond in the rough and its triumph should prompt his former label to be singing 'Will Dailey won’t you please come home'." - Rob Penland, Indiehabit.com

"Soul, rock, great songs, great hooks and lyrics, plus the guy is just rocks on guitar... The man is simply put, a powerhouse." — Redlineroots.com, June 2014

"National Throat, is a pop-rock gem and the pride of Boston’s music scene." — Howl Magazine, September 2014

"The new collection of songs takes you on a ride that brings forth comparisons from Tom Petty or John Melloncamp territory to Spoon and Cold War Kids. Dive into the new record with it's first single "Sunken Ship" which immediately brings you up close and personal with the songwriter." — DeliRadio Blog, August 2014

"...Boston’s finest delivered that ‘honest and invigorating’ album... National Throat’s sonic landscape is full of rich instrumental textures that draw from pop, rock, folk and blues, setting the perfect backdrop for skillfully crafted lyrics..." — MaimedandTamed.com, August 2014

"...a landmark album." -Performer Magazine, August 2014,

Album of the Year: Boston Music Awards, New England Music Awards, Improper Bostonian

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