Something Like Sound

Finally hearing the new Danielle Ate The Sandwich record is an event that has been a year in the making. It was July last year when I sat down with Danielle to talk about her music, where she had been and where she was going. Since that time I have been fortunate enough to hear the progression and development of many of the songs that made the final cut for her new record Two Bedroom Apartment.

The most readily apparent feature of Two Bedroom Apartment is its ability to connect to the listener on a common level. While the home recorded nature of past DAtS records has been replaced with the clarity of a full studio production and backing musicians, it still feels as though each note was sung in order to evoke emotion.

At various DAtS shows last year I distinctly remember hearing “Canada” and the Joan Baez-esque protest song “Soldier.” Hearing them again provides a bit of nostalgia while new songs such as “Public Property” strike a new chord. Actually, “Public Property” may be my favorite track; it is haunting and beautiful in both sound and lyric.

“I’m not yours anymore / I belong to everyone.”

However, listening to Two Bedroom Apartment isn’t like watching Leonardo DiCaprio drown at the end of Titanic, there are a few lighthearted tunes as well. “We Are Hotdogs” is an older song redone while “El Paso” sings about eating at Weinerschnitzel and watching infomercials.

Two Bedroom Apartment is available July 6 via danielleatethesandwich.net, iTunes. Watch “Public Property” below and “American Dream” after the jump