The Lookout with Danny G

Danny Groenland
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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.

Episodes

  1. 11/29/2021

    Bonus track: D.A.R.L.I.N.G. feat. Tolü Makay & Jamel Franklin

    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

    30 min

  2. 10/06/2021

    Track 10 - He Won‘t Understand

    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

    23 min

  3. 09/29/2021

    Track 9 - Time the Healer

    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

    30 min

  4. 09/22/2021

    Track 8 - Call Me

    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

    19 min

  5. 09/16/2021

    Track 7 - Good Things

    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

    20 min

  6. 09/15/2021

    Track 6 - Good Things Interlude

    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

    12 min

  7. 09/08/2021

    Track 5 - Say When Reprise (a Tribute to D‘Angelo)

    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

    19 min

  8. 08/31/2021

    Track 4 - Little Rose

    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

    17 min

  9. 08/31/2021

    Track 3 - Say When

    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

    19 min

  10. 08/26/2021

    Track 2 - When It All Runs Out

    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

    27 min

  11. 08/26/2021

    Track 1 - Believing

    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

    22 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Danny Groenland
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
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