Daniel Isaiah

Daniel est né à Montréal en 1979 et a évolué sur la scène musicale montréalaise tout au long de sa vie, que ce soit dans le groupe Harry Rags ou au sein des formations Shoot the Moon et Percy Farm. En 2010, il a signé un contrat avec Secret City Records (Patrick Watson, Plants and Animals) pour endisquer son premier album solo.

Homme aux multiples talents, Dan est également un cinéaste accompli qui s'inspire autant de Federico Fellini et Ingmar Bergman que de Leonard Cohen ou Lou Reed. Son court-métrage de 2008, intitulé Three Mothers, a récemment été primé par le A&E Short Filmmaker Award, tandis que son plus récent, L’homme qui se croyait l’eau, a été présenté à l'édition 2010 du Festival international du film de Toronto.

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La rentrée montréalaise de Daniel Isaiah!

C’est après une performance remarquée à la dernière édition de M pour Montréal en
novembre dernier que Daniel Isaiah est heureux de vous convier à sa rentrée montréalaise, qui aura lieu le 25 janvier prochain à la Casa del Popolo.

Accompagné une fois de plus par Tara Martin à la batterie et de Chris Flower à la guitare, ne manquez pas ce spectacle qui s’annonce inoubliable.

LA RENTRÉE MONTRÉALAISE DE DANIEL ISAIAH
PREMIÈRE PARTIE: GRAND CHEVY
MERCREDI 25 JANVIER
CASA DEL POPOLO || 4873 SAINT-LAURENT
8$ || PORTES 20h
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Consequence of Sound - Daniel Isaiah sur "Top Ten Sets of M for Montreal"

A local troubadour, Daniel Isaiah and his band coaxed festival goers into an easy state of mind with his Mark Knopfler-style of soaring and soulful guitar riffs and his Chris Isaak-like voice (complete with pompadour). The female drummer for the band had an amazingly dedicated light touch that helped propel this live show above many of the other folk-oriented acts.

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Alan Cross critique Daniel Isaiah

But within 30 seconds of his band coming onstage, I was transfixed. Three people with Daniel and his guitar partner providing a twin reverb-drenched twin hollowbody guitar twang attack. Think Dire Straits meets Chris Isaak with a slight David Lynch twist. Extremely evocative, atmospheric and even slightly ominous. The songs were great.

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Meet You at the Show critique de Daniel Isaiah à Montréal

a beautiful set of heart-plucking songs that would build up into intense, moving climaxes. People underestimate how full a three-piece band can sound. The guitar, bass, and drum combination made for a rich, honey-sweet listening experience, and Daniel’s beautifully sad vocals left you mesmerized and floating into space. Come to think of it, it felt like his voice had a bit of a bluesy, Timber Timbre tinge to it in some parts.

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Pop Matters critique de "High Twilight"

High Twilight is a record full of all sorts of twists and turns, keeping delighted listeners well on their toes.

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High Twilight - La critique de Pieuvre.ca

Tantôt sérieux, tantôt tristes et parfois drôles,... ses textes sont solides et bien inspirés ... Ses collaborations sur l’album sont bien choisies et paraissent bien naturelles. Omniprésentes, les guitares sont pures, nettes et riches. On écoute Isaiah pour la première fois et on a l’impression de déjà le connaître un peu. Alors, on s’empresse de l’écouter encore… et encore.

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High Twilight - La critique de Wicked Local (Boston)

At what point does an artist have so many influences on display that he rises above them to become something completely unique and interesting in his own right? I’m not sure, but I think Montreal’s Daniel Isaiah has passed it ... Familiar but never derivative, 'High Twilight' is a low-key coup.

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Daniel Isaiah - Entrevue dans American Songwriter

Make room in your iPods for High Twilight, the stunning debut from Canadian singer-songwriter Daniel Isaiah. The Montreal native with the warm, lived-in voice and ability to hop styles like trains has earned comparisons to Bob Dylan, Will Oldham, Bright Eyes, Leonard Cohen and Calexico. We asked the artist and occasional filmmaker about the nuts and bolts of songwriting, and the one song he wishes he’d written....

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High Twilight - La critique de Herohill

"Hints of Canadiana, spacey pop, warm organ notes and even Dixieland are introduced with a deft touch, but Isaiah works best when he’s delivering Gold-era Ryan Adams nuggets like “High Twilight” and “Anita, On the Banks” ... without question High Twilight is a record with many rewards."

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