Daniel Martin Moore - In the Cool of the Day

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4...according to our Brett on Thu 03 Feb, 2011.

There's a wee story behind this one.. Apparently one day Daniel Martin Moore (or Direct Metal Mastering to his friends), chums with Iron & Wine, My Morning Jacket and associated types, went in to do a radio session somewhere and in the process became enthralled by the idea of making a gospel album. Somewhere further down the line he decided to make it a mixture of originals and standards, except he'd be trying to perform the standards in the way that his memory has retained them rather than the way they might actually have previously been performed. The result is a warm, inviting and often quite touching country-folk take on the devotional music of America. Probably a bit straight-up 'n' fiddlin' for most people's tastes but there's no question that it's very nicely done.

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· Spiritual album of time-tested, family gospel
favorites remembered from childhood.

· Daniel Martin Moore is a singer and songwriter
from Cold Spring, Kentucky.

· On the strength of an unsolicited demo he sent the
label in January of 2007, Sub Pop released ‘Stray
Age’, a quietly striking album and Daniel’s debut
full-length, in October of 2008.

· And, in February of 2010, Sub Pop released ‘Dear
Companion’, an album written and performed by
Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore together, and
produced by Jim James from My Morning Jacket
and Monsters Of Folk. Part of the intention with
‘Dear Companion’ was to draw attention to the
problem of Mountaintop Removal (MTR) coal
mining, but the music stood on its own as well.

· Between the release of ‘Stray Age’ and now,
Daniel’s been busy, touring with Ben and Jim
(including a July performance at the Newport Folk
Festival), opening for Iron & Wine, The Swell
Season and My Morning Jacket, appearing on
NPR’s World Café, and doing other things
associated with writing, recording and releasing
music.

Tracklisting:

All Ye Tenderhearted
Dark Road
O My Soul
In The Garden
Closer Walk With Thee
Up Above My Head
Softly And Tenderly
In The Cool Of The Day
It Is Well With My Soul
Lay Down Your Lonesome Burden
Set Things Aright

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