Love Speaks Tour Artist Profile

Love Speaks Tour Artist Profile

Love Speaks Tour Artist Profile Brett Dennen’s greatest gift as a songwriter is his ability to work with one foot in a tradition associated with social protest while the other foot is in the love song tradition. The effect is altogether convincing, leaving us with the sense that we have on our hands a performer for whom the personal is always political and the political is always personal. In an age in which we have grown weary of artists’ conveniently detachable political asides, it’s galvanizing to see an artist weaving together his emotional and political commitments. Brett’s message is a commitment to the marriage of music and change. So Much More is a recording that is going to have people talking. This is an artist who will never get out there and sell himself, simply because he isn’t interested and, more importantly, he won’t need to. There’s no resisting the beautiful moment when a character like this comes walking toward us. Prepare to open your doors. This is the kind of guest we all hope for. What other people are saying: “It is a rare combination when an artist can be as good a singer and guitarist as Brett is, but it is his commitment to the word that makes his songs live and breathe. His music has a playfulness in its bounce while the lyrics ring with a truth beyond his years.” --Michael Franti “A beautiful and spirited record. Instantly likeable.” --John Mayer “He’s timeless-he’s probably twenty-five, but he seems like he’s twenty-five in 1972.” --John Mayer as featured in Rolling Stone “Dennen has an emotive, wavering voice that is equally unique and appealing. Hope drives his idealistic lyrics.”--Washington Post “The first time you hear Brett Dennen, it's his voice that stops you short and makes you pay attention…The songs on his new CD, So Much More are soft, too: mostly delicate '70s folk tunes with sensitive, earnest lyrics. “-Christian Bordal, NPR “Dennen's acoustic-guitar-based music is breezy and accessible, with attractive melodies, fluid rhythms and enough sonic parallels to please any generation of listeners…his lyrics tumble out in an appealing jumble of catchy alliterations and kaleidoscopic images, and address subjects both timely and timeless.”- San Francisco Gate “Brett Dennen is on my very short list of artists to watch. So Much More is a joyous dance - deliciously steeped in hope, faith and unconditional love.” -Chris Douridas, KCRW “Brett Dennen is the performer we’ve been awaiting for far too long: a singer-songwriter who might be the missing link between our hopes and a time when musicians just tried to sing the truth, even if it made folks uncomfortable...He’s something special.”--The Seattle Herald .

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