Throughout 2009, Dailey will
be digitally releasing EPs
every three months, all
collecting songs he’s
recently written. “After
you’re done, you realize,
‘Oh! That’s what it’s
about,” explains Dailey, so
each installment of Torrent
reflects a certain theme or
mood.The first, Fashion Of
Distraction, was largely
written under the influence
of the sounds of the '60s
and early '70s, particularly
the Byrds, so it's fitting
that Roger McGuinn guests as
a guitarist/vocalist on
"Peace of Mind," a song
whose lyrics are very much
rooted in 21st century
topical concerns and
timeless emotional
introspection. Another EP,
By the Blue Hills, will
follow in the spring and is
a collection of songs
saluting Boston and Will’s
musical family there,
featuring cameos from Boston
luminaries and Dailey
friends Kay Hanley (Letters
to Cleo), Tanya Donelly
(Belly, Throwing Muses),
Elliott Easton (The Cars),
Tim Brennan (Dropkick
Murphys) and local fixtures
Duke Levine and Sean
Staples. These two EPs will
then be paired as physical
copies, complete with extras
and presented in CODE, a
high-resolution audio
standard pioneered by T Bone
Burnett.
