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Howie Day's debut certainly showed promise, especially in the understated heartbreak of "Ghost" and "Morning After." But even in its eventual Sony reissue, Australia was a slapdash, often obvious album that rang with the stubbornness of youth. In his songs of relationships and loneliness, Day was too often the spurned boyfriend rewriting Radiohead and Badly Drawn Boy songs to air his grievances down at the local open-mic night. Given his principal influences, it's not surprising that Day recorded his sophomore effort in London. But he seems to have grown up quite a bit since Australia, and with the help of Verve and James producer Youth, made Stop All the World Now his great leap forward. He'll never outrun comparisons to wide-eyed romantics like Francis Healy and Richard Ashcroft. But instead of simply copping moves, Day has captured the formless yet boundless emotion that's the spiritual motor for both Ashcroft's solo work and Travis' The Man Who. Lyrically, "Brace Yourself" and "Trouble in Here" aren't as specific in their aims; unlike Australia, they never make the listener feel like the she-devil that trampled poor Howie's heart. Their big, beautiful arrangements embrace his voice, which soars into fluttering, higher registers, but also grates with real, pleading grit toward the end of "Brace Yourself." Echoing electric guitars recall Day's effects-laden 2002 tour, which found him performing over his own multiply looped self. But the presence of piano, harmonium, vibraphone, and the London Session Orchestra (most notably on "I'll Take You On") often suggest Bacharach with swelling strings and lilting verses; there's even a sample of what sounds like crashing waves at one point, pulling out all the stops in the production department. All of this lets you know that Stop isn't simply an acoustic troubadour album. But if you needed more proof, there's "She Says." Originally one of Australia's strongest moments, the song's acoustic frame is here bowed out by a full-on arrangement of keening strings, steadily building drums, and enough reverb to fill the Grand Canyon. "When she says she wants someone to love/Hope you know/She doesn't mean you" was always one of his strongest couplets; with the triumphant guitars and surging violins behind it, the track now has the full grandeur of U2's most plaintive moments. The best part? Day has figured out how to sell the emotion as his own, even if the hymns of his heroes still echo through his music.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
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Howie Day, Associated Performer, Guitar, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Guitar - Youth, Producer - H. Day, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - J. Major Clifford, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Kevin Griffin, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Kevin Griffin, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Will Malone, Arranger - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Peter Zizzo, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Kevin Griffin, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - James Major Clifford, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Will Malone, Arranger - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Chris Lord-Alge, Mixing Engineer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Will Malone, Arranger - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Will Malone, Arranger - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - James Major Clifford, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Peter Zizzo, Composer, Lyricist - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Will Malone, Arranger - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Howie Day, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Youth, Producer - James Major Clifford, Composer, Lyricist - Ted Jensen, Mastering Engineer - Jay Clifford, Guitar - Clive Goddard, Recording Engineer - Laurie Jenkins, Drums - Les Hall, Keyboards - Simon Jones, Bass
(P) 2003 Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Album review
Howie Day's debut certainly showed promise, especially in the understated heartbreak of "Ghost" and "Morning After." But even in its eventual Sony reissue, Australia was a slapdash, often obvious album that rang with the stubbornness of youth. In his songs of relationships and loneliness, Day was too often the spurned boyfriend rewriting Radiohead and Badly Drawn Boy songs to air his grievances down at the local open-mic night. Given his principal influences, it's not surprising that Day recorded his sophomore effort in London. But he seems to have grown up quite a bit since Australia, and with the help of Verve and James producer Youth, made Stop All the World Now his great leap forward. He'll never outrun comparisons to wide-eyed romantics like Francis Healy and Richard Ashcroft. But instead of simply copping moves, Day has captured the formless yet boundless emotion that's the spiritual motor for both Ashcroft's solo work and Travis' The Man Who. Lyrically, "Brace Yourself" and "Trouble in Here" aren't as specific in their aims; unlike Australia, they never make the listener feel like the she-devil that trampled poor Howie's heart. Their big, beautiful arrangements embrace his voice, which soars into fluttering, higher registers, but also grates with real, pleading grit toward the end of "Brace Yourself." Echoing electric guitars recall Day's effects-laden 2002 tour, which found him performing over his own multiply looped self. But the presence of piano, harmonium, vibraphone, and the London Session Orchestra (most notably on "I'll Take You On") often suggest Bacharach with swelling strings and lilting verses; there's even a sample of what sounds like crashing waves at one point, pulling out all the stops in the production department. All of this lets you know that Stop isn't simply an acoustic troubadour album. But if you needed more proof, there's "She Says." Originally one of Australia's strongest moments, the song's acoustic frame is here bowed out by a full-on arrangement of keening strings, steadily building drums, and enough reverb to fill the Grand Canyon. "When she says she wants someone to love/Hope you know/She doesn't mean you" was always one of his strongest couplets; with the triumphant guitars and surging violins behind it, the track now has the full grandeur of U2's most plaintive moments. The best part? Day has figured out how to sell the emotion as his own, even if the hymns of his heroes still echo through his music.
© Johnny Loftus /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:27
- Main artists: Howie Day
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2003 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
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