Drawing us in with an intricate acoustic guitar performance with microtonal nuances, a jazz piano and orchestral strings, David DeSantis opens Gone from You with a high emotional quotient and the introspective lyrics, “Walking away is so hard to do, when you know she’ll be gone from you, you’ll never see those diamond eyes, again loving smile when she’s gone from you…”
We immediately connect with the unfolding narrative and authenticity that transmutes as David DeSantis shares his soul and the relatable lived experiences of many of us. We appreciate the poetic prowess and timeless notions. There is no doubt that Gone from You holds a cinematic allure, perfect for a sync placement in a TV show like PLUR1BUS, or Nine Perfect Strangers, which both feature songs with raw emotion like Gone from You. The build of the track is sublime and the atmospheric vocals with a delicate timbre really tap into our heart’s centre.
Speaking on the release, David confesses, “This song was written as part of a collection of songs I wrote telling the story of the last 20 plus years of my life. It reflects on young love and the pending loss of a relationship and the pain of knowing that the love you believed to be “yours” never really belonged to you in the first place. It was written by myself 20 years ago during the breakup but just recorded and released as part of the album”.
The Syracuse-based artist adds, “I was around 23 years old and had been in a 5 year relationship. It had been falling apart for some time but we loved each other very deeply. I had moved to a new city and was alone, reflecting back on the beginning of the relationship when the chorus came to me. To me the chorus is a stark contrast to the verse with the pain and anguish coming through loudly and building, whereas the verse is more reflective.”
Elaborating on who features on Gone from You, David tells us, “I play guitar on the track. The producer is Ryan Dugan who sings, plays keys and bass as well as string arrangement. Drums are by Joey DeSantis. Ryan is a very talented musician and producer and loved the song so much he decided to take it on including vocals.”
As for sonic influences, David references Eric Clapton, John Mayer and Radiohead, which we can feel manifest, but there is no doubt that what David DeSantis is creating is unique to his own design. We also feel notions of early Maroon 5, and Jason Mraz comes to life with Gone from You.
Needless to say, we are in awe, and have added Gone from You to our New Music Spotlight playlist, and our TIMELESS playlist, whilst we continue to stream the entirety of David DeSantis‘ album, A Millennial Looks at 40.