The Lookout with Danny G
Music Podcasts
This is a series of short episodes about the making of the album The Lookout 🌃 by Danny G & the Major 7ths. It‘s a track-by-track deep dive, inspired by the Song Exploder podcast. I talk about the inspiration, creation and recording of each song, using musical stems and interviewing some of my collaborators and musicians.
Location:
Dublin 3, Ireland
Description:
This is a series of short episodes about the making of the album The Lookout 🌃 by Danny G & the Major 7ths. It‘s a track-by-track deep dive, inspired by the Song Exploder podcast. I talk about the inspiration, creation and recording of each song, using musical stems and interviewing some of my collaborators and musicians.
Twitter:
@dmajor7ths
Language:
English
Contact:
0879627090
Website:
https://dmajor7ths.podbean.com
Email:
dmajor7ths@gmail.com
Episodes
Bonus track: D.A.R.L.I.N.G. feat. Tolü Makay & Jamel Franklin
11/29/2021
Episode 11 is D.A.R.L.I.N.G. - my guests are Tolü Makay & Jamel Franklin. We talk about lockdown collaboration, making the track on Garageband, our inspirations and writing processes and what the track means to us on a personal level.
Thanks to Keith Fennell for his work on sound. www.dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:29:29
Track 10 - He Won‘t Understand
10/6/2021
Track 10 on The Lookout is He Won't Understand. We talk lobsided relationships, recording stacks of vocal harmonies, Major 9th chords, Lauryn Hill, Jimi Hendrix, reverse reverb & some other stuff. My guest on this episode is producer Ken McCabe, Wolfhound Sound. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:23:22
Track 9 - Time the Healer
9/29/2021
Track 9 on The Lookout is Time the Healer 🕒. We talk the cinematic intro, the 1-note bassline, recycling harmonies, Fehdah's vocals and more. My guests on this episode are Max Zaska & Graham Heaney. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:29:35
Track 8 - Call Me
9/22/2021
Track 8 on The Lookout is Call Me ☎️. We talk unhealthy relationships, Sade, James Blake, speed-recording, Roy Hargrove (again!), badly written charts, flute beds, and all the rest. My guest on this episode is trumpet player Bill Blackmore 🎺. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:19:07
Track 7 - Good Things
9/16/2021
Track 7 on The Lookout is Good Things. I talk simplicity, imposter syndrome, breakbeats, Roy Hargrove, trumpets and guitar dovetailing, and all the rest. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:20:29
Track 6 - Good Things Interlude
9/15/2021
Track 6 on The Lookout is Good Things Interlude. We talk drunk drums, sparse playing & stacking vocal harmonies. This episode has a guest contribution from Graham Heaney. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:11:32
Track 5 - Say When Reprise (a Tribute to D‘Angelo)
9/8/2021
Track 5 on The Lookout is Say When Reprise - a Tribute to D'Angelo. We talk about my love for D'Angelo, wordless choruses & funky guitar. This episode has a guest contribution from Jake Curran 🎸. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. www.dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:18:48
Track 4 - Little Rose
8/31/2021
Track 4 on The Lookout 🌃 is Little Rose 🌹. I talk synth arpeggios, tame sexual innuendos & hip-hop lyrics. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. dmajor7ths.com/podcast
Duration:00:17:28
Track 3 - Say When
8/31/2021
Track 3 on The Lookout 🌃 is Say When. We talk French collaboration 🇫🇷, love songs, consent and string arrangements 🎻. This episode has guest contributions from Osmojam & Tadgh Byrne. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:18:30
Track 2 - When It All Runs Out
8/26/2021
Track 2 on The Lookout 🌃 is When It All Runs Out. We talk ecological crisis, Brazilian music, Latin percussion 🥁🛢️ and horn lines 🎺🎷. This episode has guest contributions from Rosa Parozci, Paddy Groenland, Dennis Cassidy & Mason McMillen. Special thanks to Keith Fennell for producing this episode. dmajor7ths.com/podcast
Duration:00:26:53
Track 1 - Believing
8/26/2021
Track 1 on The Lookout 🌃 is Believing ft. Grainne McCarthy. We talk Motown duets, distorted flute solos and borrowing from my dad. This episode has guest contributions from Grainne, Jack Groenland & Ken McCabe 🎙️ (Wolfhound Sound). Special thanks to my buddy Keith Fennell for producing this episode. dmajor7ths.com
Duration:00:22:05