Dan Craig is a realist and a dreamer. The fusion of these traits lead him down an interesting road. He has experienced the emotional high of being accepted into medical school knowing his future was secure. He experienced a similar emotional high when he left medical school to pursue music knowing his future had no certainty. All night study sessions turned into late nights at Denver bars and music venues. Through it all, Craig's romanticism and realism are woven together in the songs on his new album, Wirebird.
A native of Denver, Colorado, Craig's artistic desires pulled him to the guitar at an early age. From his first band in 7th grade through high school and college, he matured as a songwriter and performer. After one year of medical school, Craig headed back east to record the second full-length, Wirebird. Seeing the potential of the new record, Craig left medical school in fall '06, and has spent the past several months converting fans to his unique sense of melody and meaning
Dan Craig Bio
Dan Craig is a realist and a dreamer. The fusion of these traits lead him down an interesting road. He has experienced the emotional high of being accepted into medical school knowing his future was secure. He experienced a similar emotional high when he left medical school to pursue music knowing his future had no certainty. All night study sessions turned into late nights at Denver bars and music venues. Through it all, Craig's romanticism and realism are woven together in the songs on his new album, Wirebird.
A native of Denver, Colorado, Craig's artistic desires pulled him to the guitar at an early age. He put his first band together in 7th grade before his voice changed and continued to compose and collaborate with other Denver musicians through high school. During Craig's senior year he was faced with a choice between his passions for music and science. At the crossroads, Craig chose an education at the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with a B.A. in Biology, Music remained an integral part of Craig's life throughout his academic pursuits. His days spent in books, his nights gigging at local Philadelphia venues. He returned to Denver to work in cancer research and eventually landed at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
Wirebird was recorded Fall River, MA in the fall of 2006 and is the reason Craig left his second year of medical school. The new record boldy drifts throught he confusion of crossing from youth to adulthood. The songs are technically impressive and still emotionally evocative with the lyrics genuinely exploring the highs and lows of love and loneliness. There are introspective glimpses into his own experience and stories told in the third person sharing the lives of people searching for hope and security. In the single, "Anything Less", Craig's wavering and expressive voice cries, "Sarah's scared about love, she's wondering if the blood's enough that she's made of, cause this equation just won't balance with biology." The song ends like the album, without an answer, but with the encouragement that "every tearful sunset is a sunrise somewhere else."
Appropriately, Craig has innterpreted his experiences and abstracted them to a truth his audiences resonate with. His music assures us that there are few absolutes, but time brings relief and freedom. So we can "go out boldly". These songs may not be the place to look for answers, but Craig's clever guitar work and melodic approach make the perfect soundtrack to our own searches and struggles.
"Each of the album's 12 tracks would fit perfectly beneath Zach Braff's banter in any episode of 'Scrubs'...the innocence of Craig's songwriting and the seasoned scratch of his voice form a timeless album appropriate for long drives or minor meltdowns."
-Marquee Magazine Review of Wirebird 1/06
Releases:
2004 New Every Morning (full length)
2006 Wirebird (full length)
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Contact Info:
dan@dcraigmusic.com
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Fan Reviews
“…such an artistic sort of imagery. It's music that seems familiar, but yet very different from anything that's out there. Every part of it works so well together, it's so perfectly choreographed, and it feels very complete…”
~Peche
“Dan writes in simple, everyday language yet conveys profound truths and experiences to which everyone can relate. And the tunes on Wirebird are catchy and memorable enough that I find them running through my head days after my last listen.” ~Ben
***** Really impressive album!
This album [is] awesome! Not only is it musically on point, but it's lyrically intriguing. I'm not a big fan of the singer-songwriter genre, but Dan Craig has won me over. Check out 'wirebird lullaby'. it's almost haunting.
-iTunes Customer
Cool to see an artist that's not completely established show this breadth, and this creative risk-taking, backed by really good musicianship! Plus, the tracks don't all sound alike - what a concept! Take a listen to "Paradise", contrast that with "Legacy", then pop over to "truth is" or "amen". I like this guy's fresh, real, vocal style. The songs have some depth to them, but the melodies aren't unreachable. Ought to be hearing more of this artist - or is it just me?"
'New Every Morning' is an intriguing listen from start to finish. Sampling various styles and flavors while allowing his own undeniable signature vocal style and guitar work to shine through, this album will scratch everyone where they itch. From the Radiohead-esque ambient guitars and relentless drive of "Truth Is" to the good-time, 60's throw back found on "Beautiful Choice" to the naked honesty that comes with bearing one's soul on "As A Wave", Dan Craig's 'New Every Morning' is a breath of fresh air in a world of presumptuous main stream artists."