Daniel Holmes - Dead End Town

4.4

Rating

4.4/5

Flyctory.com Pros

Powerful country rock / Southern rock tracks
Great lyrics
Eight really good songs

Flyctory.com Cons

Just eight tracks

Another new country album I ran into on 29th January 2021 was Dead End Town by Daniel Holmes. The album felt to be very powerful to me from the very beginning – so just had to share it with you. Another new name on Flyctory.com – welcome!

Daniel Holmes – About The Artist

Unfortunately, I cannot tell you too much about Daniel Holmes apart from that he is a Texas Red Dirt country music artist. His Facebook profile das not have too much bio and his homepage was down at the time of the release. He feels to be active for quite a long time, though – the video below is dated as of 2014.

Daniel Holmes – Dead End Town

The eight track album lasts 31 minutes

1. Drive

How could a song called Drive start better than with a starting engine and a teaser from the imaginary car radio. The review is rather about what follows thereafter, of course – and Daniel Holmes does a great job. The very catchy, melodic and powerful country track makes you look forward to the following songs.

2. Dead End Town

The Dead End Town scene is the topic of the second song. The song has the same elements as Drive: good melody and good vocals, power and a story which is a nice listen. There is even a short fiddle solo this time. I like Drive more – but Dead End Town is a great one as well.

3. Heartbreak Tonight

So please go home
I don’t wanna see you cry
I don’t wanna see the pain
falling from those eyes
Please walk away
so I can I tried
You can say I lied
I don’t have to be
Your heartbreak tonight.

The lyrics already tell it – this is a song for the heart and emotions. The whiny steel guitar sound feels the right match to the emotional Heartbreak Tonight. The song is an absolute beauty. Love it!

4. Waitin’ (WiFi Song)

A song about broken WiFi is indeed a topic I rarely ran into during my country music reviews – the more I am thankful about songs which topic stuff which really cares nowadays. At least I can relate to that track very well. Daniel Holmes gives me an easy opportunity to relate to his stories anyway – just by the way he tells them in his songs.

5. Dear Momma

Dear Momma, in which the fiddle takes a very quite and supporting role, is the emotional and intimate highlight of the album. Another proof for: the more you rock, the better your ballads are.

6. Population You & Me

Population You & Me is a lovely country rocker with a lot of Southern States spirit. Another track which is just a great listen.

7. Fairytale

The seventh track is one of the singles released before the album. It is not my favorite, but it is indeed a cool track.

8. Rooster in the Henhouse

The Rooster in the Henhouse is dark, it is powerful… and it is a lot of fun. The album unfortunately barely exceeds thirty minutes of duration, but it ends in style. Fine Southern rock.

Daniel Holmes – Dead End Town – Spotify

Here is Dead End Town on Spotify:

Daniel Holmes – Dead End Town – My View

Bad luck I cannot tell you more about Daniel Holmes – he would definitely deserve more personal honor for Dead End Town. The album could have a few more tracks, but it at least comes with a lot of power. If you love country rock / Southern rock, you definitely need to give Mr Holmes a listen. I love it – and that’s what Flyctory.com finally calls a Top Pick!.

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When it comes to the best country music vocalists, Little Big Town is always a hot candidate for the title ...

Dustin Lynch – Tullahoma

Two and a half year after Current Mood and the amazing single Seein' Red, Dustin Lynch tried to boost himself back into ...

Cassadee Pope – Stages (with Track by Track Commentary)

Especially in the winter season, when people are looking for Christmas presents, it is not too unusual that among Greatest Hits ...

Luke Combs – What You See Is What You Get (Review)

Just in the week when Luke Combs left his top position in the album charts with This One's For You and ...

Luke Combs – This One’s For You – The Record-Breaking Album

Usually, I am reviewing albums at the time of release. Luke Combs This One's For You has been released on 2nd ...

Miranda Lambert – Wildcard

Miranda Lambert is one of the big names in the female country music. Thus, it is an event in focus ...

Jon Langston – Now You Know EP

Typically, after I finished the album reviews I planned to do on a Friday, I scan the new releases if ...

Old Dominion (Album Review)

Just a few weeks after Old Dominion toured Germany and the rest of Europe, they released a new album. I ...

Chris Janson – Real Friends

The superb live entertainer Chris Janson is back - though he feels like quite a young artist to me, he ...

Chris Knight – Almost Daylight

Seven years after his last album, Chris Knight released his new album Almost Daylight. Being successful as a songwriter in parallel, I ...

Brantley Gilbert – Fire & Brimstone

Will Brantley Gilbert do the Billboard-Hattrick after his last two albums topped the US Billboard Charts? I was really looking ...

Sturgill Simpson – Sound & Fury

If you won a Grammy Award for the Best Country Album of the Year, you are big in the country ...

Sheryl Crow – Threads

Time to say good bye? Strong rumors stated that Threads might be Sheryl Crow's farewell album. Crow has done so much for ...

Tanya Tucker – While I’m Livin’

While Tanya Tucker was a country music hit machine in the 1970s and 1980s, she significantly decreased the frequency of ...

Tyler Childers – Country Squire

Not just on stage in Germany, but also due to a significant number of studio releases, the upcoming months from ...

Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home

June 2019 is Nelson family time: just one week after his son Lukas published the album Turn Off The New ...

Bruce Springsteen – Western Stars

While I posted my review about Lukas Nelson & Promise Of The Real's new album on 14th June 2019, most ...

Thomas Rhett – Center Point Road (Review)

Thomas Rhett, who has become one of Nashville finest artists the last years, released his fourth album Center Point Road on ...

Lauren Jenkins – No Saint (Album Review)

Lauren Jenkins was one of three artists, who opened the 2019 Country 2 Country debut in Berlin with a traditional ...

Spotlight – Flyctory.com Interviews

Here are all postings of my interview section Spotlight: