Dan Cook - When the Morning Comes (Little Roo Records)

Imagine if you could write a rock song that has more pop awareness than most of the current dross clogging up the charts. Imagine if you could build a song that deftly weaves together both indie cool and anthemic scope. Imagine doing all that and then threading it through with the sort of euphoric riff that has rarely been heard since the heady days of Celtic rock. Imagine that…

Well, you don’t have to because Dan Cook has done it for you. All you have to do is kick back, listen, and revel in what will probably prove to be the most infectious song you have heard in a long time. Earworm, thy name is “When the Morning Comes.”

Centered on the idea of love and loss, fleeting encounters, and relationships that weren’t destined to be, this ships-that-pass-in-the-night tale hides any hint of regret under an optimistic and life-affirming sound, one that is infectious and instantaneous, contagious and addictive, big and clever… a party starter and an explosive end of the night high point. It is a song most defiantly forged between pop and a hard place.

It might seem a simple task on paper, but many have attempted to find the sweet spot between all those genres in the modern musical age. And most have failed. One day, this song may, and indeed should, be taught in schools as an example of how to marry together oft-conflicting genres, get the best out of them, and avoid any cliches or baggage.

Is it too early to start compiling the end-of-year “best of” lists? Okay, I’ll wait!

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