Danielia Cotton
Rare Child is the third album
release for Danielia Cotton, and
it's by far her best work yet. Her
2006 release, Small White Town (Hipshake/RED)
established Danielia as one of the
most sought-after live artists in
America. As a result of that album,
Danielia toured with some of the
most influential artists in the
business including Gregg Allman, the
Black Crowes, Bon Jovi, Marc Cohn,
Collective Soul, Robert Cray, the
Flaming Lips, Buddy Guy, Etta James,
Little Feat, Aimee Mann, Rhett
Miller, Robert Randolph and the
Family Band, Chris Whitley and Dar
Williams. The album also firmly
ensconced her in the AAA radio
format as an artist to be reckoned
with and acknowledged. Rave reviews
in national publications like
Essence magazine ("[Danielia] sings
with raw intensity ranging from
beautifully tender to howling"),
tastemaker publications like Time
Out NY ("A soulful young rocker, who
packs a soulful voice and a searing
telecaster....") and syndicated
newspapers such as the Philadelphia
Daily News ("Her music has the
swagger of Let It Bleed-era Rolling
Stones...her songwriting places her
among the top new musical
storytellers") and Austin
American-Statesman ("Danielia Cotton
has the sort of voice for which the
phrase "force of nature" was
coined") has brought national
attention to Danielia, and the buzz
continues to grow.
Growing up in rural Hopewell, New Jersey, Danielia Cotton certainly wasn't part of the landscape of her neighborhood. Like a maple tree in winter, Danielia's singular dark beauty and soulful rock style was noticeably different than the pale counterparts she grew up surrounded by. But just as the snow blankets the leafless trees, so did the sounds of British rock, electric blues and gospel music seep into Danielia's soul, coloring her songwriting and bringing out the God-given virtuosity of her compelling and shockingly big voice. Naming Led Zeppelin, Tina Turner and Joe Cocker as primary influences, Danielia Cotton (only spiritually related to the great James Cotton) not only sings with a tone that is warm, buttery and sexual, she pierces the sky with rock shouts, screams and cries. The sheer joy and pain she evokes in her songs draw the listener in instantly and completely. She pulls, stretches and grips her lyrics with so much strength they bring new definition to the concept of poetry in song. Not unlike male rock counterparts Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone or crossover icons Mavis Staples and Tina Turner, Danielia is quite comfortable being a Black rock goddess, thank you very much. With the release of Rare Child, Danielia Cotton shows now more than ever that she is indeed an oasis in the desert of the current American rock music scene. A rare child indeed.
Growing up in rural Hopewell, New Jersey, Danielia Cotton certainly wasn't part of the landscape of her neighborhood. Like a maple tree in winter, Danielia's singular dark beauty and soulful rock style was noticeably different than the pale counterparts she grew up surrounded by. But just as the snow blankets the leafless trees, so did the sounds of British rock, electric blues and gospel music seep into Danielia's soul, coloring her songwriting and bringing out the God-given virtuosity of her compelling and shockingly big voice. Naming Led Zeppelin, Tina Turner and Joe Cocker as primary influences, Danielia Cotton (only spiritually related to the great James Cotton) not only sings with a tone that is warm, buttery and sexual, she pierces the sky with rock shouts, screams and cries. The sheer joy and pain she evokes in her songs draw the listener in instantly and completely. She pulls, stretches and grips her lyrics with so much strength they bring new definition to the concept of poetry in song. Not unlike male rock counterparts Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone or crossover icons Mavis Staples and Tina Turner, Danielia is quite comfortable being a Black rock goddess, thank you very much. With the release of Rare Child, Danielia Cotton shows now more than ever that she is indeed an oasis in the desert of the current American rock music scene. A rare child indeed.
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