First Listen: Danny Toeman gets "That Sinking Feeling"

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    London singer Danny Toeman may be playing in 2014, but he has a strong sense of classic soul.  He's worked with acts from Robert Cray to Betty Wright and he is out on his own with the brand new EP, The Way It Seems.

    There is no better way to get a feel for Danny's music than to hear it, and he comes out of the box beautifully with the infectious single "That Sinking Feeling." It has a classic groove about a man whose best laid plans don't seem to be working out.

    London singer Danny Toeman may be playing in 2014, but he has a strong sense of classic soul.  He's worked with acts from Robert Cray to Betty Wright and he is out on his own with the brand new EP, The Way It Seems.

    There is no better way to get a feel for Danny's music than to hear it, and he comes out of the box beautifully with the infectious single "That Sinking Feeling." It has a classic groove about a man whose best laid plans don't seem to be working out.

    Danny describes the origins of the song as follows: “The first time I played 'That Sinking Feeling' live was at an open-mic night in an East London pub. It was my first gig of 2013, and the song has since remained a staple of my repertoire, often as the opening number. At this point I'd like to apologise to anyone who wasn't at that gig, yet has heard me say 'this is the first time I'm going to play this' before going into it. That was simply my insurance policy if the song, still in its developmental stages, didn't go down as well as intended. Luckily, it generally seemed to do so, and in my interactions with audience members after a show, 'That Sinking Feeling' is tied up there with 'Feel My Soul' as being the crowd favourite.

    The song itself is a lament to a time when I had been riding high, which came to an end somewhat abruptly. The key lyrics for me are 'Will the time come back around, to get my feet on solid ground? Gone are the days of free-wheeling.' On a more universal level, I guess the song is about the transition from one phase of life into another, the struggles that get in the way, and how we endeavour to get through it. 'So this too shall pass', as the saying goes.”

    Check out "That Sinking Feeling" below and tell us what you think about this new artist! 

    Danny Toeman - "That Sinking Feeling"