Drawing us in with an elegant Spanish guitar performance, S J Denney opens Shadows in the Night with intrigue, intricacy and instrumental mastery with percussion nuances that build.
The star sings, “We living in a different place, when the sun goes down, I’m pretty sure I saw your face, in another town…” with charisma and depth as he takes us on an evocative journey with his words and dynamic soundscape.
The opus showcases a flamenco-rock hybrid energy, once again demonstrating the range and talent of S J Denney, who has fast become an artist that we are keenly monitoring the rise of!
Speaking on the composition itself, S J Denney says, “I’ve always had a fascination with flamenco music, and it’s a genre that I wanted to tackle. One morning, before work, I downloaded a PDF on Spanish Cadence. Within ten minutes, I’d finished writing the main body of the song.”
He continues, “I flirted with the idea of buying a flamenco guitar but decided to demo the part on my steel strung acoustic. Shortly after this, I recruited the super talented Manuel Montero to play guitar. Further into the process, I wrote a muted cornet part, played by Gianluca Cucco. As well as vocals, I recorded the percussion, alongside Malick Mbengue.”
“My aim was to create a flamenco song that crossed over into the Spaghetti Western genre. I’m really happy with the results”, concludes the visionary artist with pride.
We have added the intricate and evocative Shadows in the Night to our New Music Spotlight playlist, whilst we continue to stream S J Denney‘s wider discography including I Don’t Know If This Changes Things?.