{"id":72727,"date":"2021-12-04T10:20:57","date_gmt":"2021-12-04T10:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=72727"},"modified":"2021-12-04T10:20:57","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T10:20:57","slug":"david-dalessio-releases-his-new-ep-this-far-apart-and-its-a-must-have","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/12\/david-dalessio-releases-his-new-ep-this-far-apart-and-its-a-must-have\/","title":{"rendered":"David D\u2019Alessio Releases His New EP, \u2018This Far Apart\u2019, And It\u2019s A Must Have!"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we approach Christmas, a traditionally family and love orientated holiday, a time of the year when we can get caught up worrying about what we might give to others, what could be better than to take a break from the sleigh bells and mistletoe to listen to an EP that is so beautifully crafted and vocalised, so emotionally invested that it really is the perfect gift to yourself. It\u2019s a record that says:<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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\u201cif it\u2019s real, I\u2019ll just wait for it, if its real, this could be our story. Everything we want will come true\u201d<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

David D\u2019Alessio has an interesting relationship with his art and he very much thinks of music as his muse, as a long term affair that he is still learning to understand and love. Like every relationship, it evolves, grows and shapes us. We change within the throes of something that heightens every emotion, every feeling. For David, music is just that. He says:<\/p>\n

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\u201cmusic and I are in a long term relationship that I\u2019m never gonna get out of and sometimes music abuses me and sometimes I abuse it. But we keep talking, working through it, learning to communicate. We have hard lines with each other like no violence, no lying, no cheating. But beyond that, I keep growing, discovering, expanding, listening to everything, even the stuff I don\u2019t want to initially. I keep developing my sound because I keep listening, feeling and being open\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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With this unashamed and unapologetic look at relationships in general and his marriage in particular, David has created something stunning. It\u2019s his first release since the acoustic 2014 album \u2018Some Girls\u2019 which was released to critical acclaim and garnered comparisons like \u201cthe Jason Mraz of the southwest\u201d and \u201cthe plaintive heights of Damien Rice\u201d, but to confuse the crisp perfect vocals and the masterfully modern pop, folk, soul influenced production of this EP with other artists would be to make a grave mistake. The obvious care an attention given to every turn of the songs on this EP, including a haunting reworking of \u2018Some Girls\u2019 song \u2018Throw Yourself in Front of It\u2019, very much installs the enigmatic artist in a class of his own.<\/p>\n

My personal favourite, and I think everyone will be drawn to one of these songs in particular for different reasons and probably at different times of their lives, is the quite stunningly intimate \u2018Crazy Love\u2019, a melancholic ode to leaving behind the madness of a relationship fuelled by superficiality and sex on the surface, but underneath a lament to saying goodbye and how moving on from something that has become comfortable is so difficult to end. That feeling in the pit of your stomach when you know something is dying but you don\u2019t want to be the one to close the door.<\/p>\n

Other songs on the EP find David \u2018s infectious lyrics and melody in full swing and it\u2019s a deliciously eclectic, genre defying collection that will become a permanent fixture on your playlist well before you\u2019ve reached the end. It\u2019s an EP that continues to cement the artist\u2019s reputation as a multi-talented singer songwriter and certainly one I can\u2019t wait to hear more from. It\u2019s certainly a while since the debut album \u2018Songs to Undress Your Ego\u2019 back in 2007, but extensive touring and a continued and ongoing musical development just seems to improve the output of an artist that describes this new release as a \u201cleft turn\u201d from his usual fare as he releases himself from being constrained by conformality\u00a0 and pre conceived ideas of genre or sonic commitment to step slightly away from his acoustic guitar and into something that feels fresh and new and yet firmly seated in the outstanding singer songwriter space he has always inhabited. This EP, that David says lets him \u201cexperiment and try on different coats\u201d will not lose him any of his existing fans and audience but it will definitely add to that number because it never fails to deliver in quality, honesty and real emotion and those cornerstones of real musical storytelling are what David D\u2019Alessio has always clung to.<\/p>\n

Born in Hawaii, but raised in Arizona, the artist recorded this seven song EP during the pandemic after getting the idea for its title from a sign he saw whilst walking in Central Park that said \u201cKeep This Far Apart\u201d. The last three words of the sign made him start to think, they made him start to examine how we relate to the people in our lives, how those three words could be the mantra for how he feels about relationship\u2019s and so he wrote what could be a love letter to his wife but could also be a love letter to every relationship and how they have shaped us. He says:<\/p>\n

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\u201ceven in the greatest of them, no matter how close you are to each other, there\u2019s always this sort of longing between you, some mystery- like you know the person so well but don\u2019t really know everything. You can support your significant other, but are not always each other\u2019s only means of support\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The music contained in David\u2019s new release examines all aspects of relationships and moves effortlessly cross genre but always showcases the artist\u2019s wonderful vocals and intimate lyrics. If you decide to buy yourself a gift this Christmas, why not make it this excellent EP, after all the relationship we all need to take care of is the one with ourselves.<\/p>\n