{"id":44164,"date":"2018-12-29T13:09:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-29T13:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=44164"},"modified":"2018-12-29T13:09:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-29T13:09:06","slug":"addi-mcdaniel-are-you-serious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/12\/addi-mcdaniel-are-you-serious\/","title":{"rendered":"Addi McDaniel &#8211; &#8216;Are You Serious&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Addi McDaniel is sending a love letter to New York City with the video for her latest single, &#8216;Are You Serious&#8217;. Even though she&#8217;s orginally from Florida, NYC is her adopted home town, and she&#8217;s recognised as one of the most enchanting new songwriters in the city.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Addi is the voice of WNYC&#8217;s &#8220;Best Emerging Band In New York&#8221; &#8211; the acclaimed voice-and-harp duo, Addi and Jacq. Their debut album, &#8216;Less Likely Places&#8217;, takes its name from a New York Craigslist ad. There&#8217;s no doubt she&#8217;s fully immersed in local culture, and the list of places she&#8217;s performed reads like a tourist guide: Carnegie Hall, Joe\u2019s Pub, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Metropolitan Opera, Birdland, the Apollo Theater, among many other legendary stages.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Are You Serious&#8217; is her take on Andrew Bird&#8217;s witty song, and could only come from a New Yorker. McDaniel emphasises the jazz and blues roots of Bird&#8217;s indie rock composition; there&#8217;s also a certain theatricality in it as well. The song would work as well in a Brooklyn club, or off-Broadway, and is one of the many stand out tracks on her album, &#8216;After The News&#8217;. Produced by Marco Giovino, who&#8217;s worked with the likes of Robert Plant, and Norah Jones, the spotlight is focused on the star, and her irresistible voice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The video, directed by Nick Spanos, is four minutes long but in that short time it manages to show New York at its finest: not just bridges and skylines and crowded intersections, but also the secret places known only to locals; the public parks but also the secluded spots. It shows New York City as it is &#8211; at once dramatic, and larger-than-life, but also intimate and private.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find out more about Addi McDaniel online on her <a href=\"http:\/\/addimcdaniel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_56655\"  width=\"640\" height=\"360\"  data-origwidth=\"640\" data-origheight=\"360\"  data-relstop=\"1\" data-facadesrc=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_LnqeBMH-M?enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/essentiallypop.com&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=1&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;color=red&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__ epyt-facade epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" data-epautoplay=\"1\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-spai-excluded=\"true\" class=\"epyt-facade-poster skip-lazy\" loading=\"lazy\"  alt=\"Addi McDaniel - &quot;Are You Serious&quot; (Cover) - Official Video\"  src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/p_LnqeBMH-M\/maxresdefault.jpg?w=640&#038;ssl=1\"  \/><button class=\"epyt-facade-play\" aria-label=\"Play\"><svg data-no-lazy=\"1\" height=\"100%\" version=\"1.1\" viewBox=\"0 0 68 48\" width=\"100%\"><path class=\"ytp-large-play-button-bg\" d=\"M66.52,7.74c-0.78-2.93-2.49-5.41-5.42-6.19C55.79,.13,34,0,34,0S12.21,.13,6.9,1.55 C3.97,2.33,2.27,4.81,1.48,7.74C0.06,13.05,0,24,0,24s0.06,10.95,1.48,16.26c0.78,2.93,2.49,5.41,5.42,6.19 C12.21,47.87,34,48,34,48s21.79-0.13,27.1-1.55c2.93-0.78,4.64-3.26,5.42-6.19C67.94,34.95,68,24,68,24S67.94,13.05,66.52,7.74z\" fill=\"#f00\"><\/path><path d=\"M 45,24 27,14 27,34\" fill=\"#fff\"><\/path><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Addi McDaniel is sending a love letter to New York City with the video for her latest single, &#8216;Are You Serious&#8217;. 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