“The night before the first show I did in Port Chester, Garcia from New York with The Englishtown Project, I was actually singing at Carnegie Hall. So I did a contemporary opera at Carnegie Hall, and the next night I was playing the Grateful Dead at Garcia’s,” Clare Maloney says with a laugh, reflecting on the long and strange road that led to her debut studio album, Sunrise. “It goes through so many different landscapes for the listener as they go through the album.”
In Sunrise, Maloney quickly demonstrates that he is deftly able to balance those seemingly divergent interests. “I always love going to the symphony or the opera and hearing the orchestra’s melody,” he says of the album’s opening instrumental, “Prelude,” and his follow-up rock anthem, “Legend Lives On.” which is driven by his band The Great Adventure.
What is discussed Sunrise en route to his first album release show, Maloney makes sure not to bury the lead. “I had writer’s block for 11 years,” she says. “It just took me a while to rewire that voice in my head and make it nurturing and supportive.”
Although all the songs in Sunrise they were created after the music regained its footing, she cites “Civilized” as one of the tracks that really set her on her way. “I was like, ‘Okay, maybe I can do this,’” she explains. Elsewhere on the album, Maloney and his collaborators (Nate DeBrine, Caleb Estey, Larry Cook, Nathan Graham, Damian Calcagne, Russell Gottlieb and Dave Reiss) delve into his rock roots on the LP’s title track, featuring Maloney’s meticulously vocals. to match the instrumental of your group. peaks and valleys.
“Dream Within a Dream” highlights Maloney’s softer side, and the band embraces their inner headbanger on “Making My Way Up,” a terrific cut filled with throbbing drums and soaring guitars. The singer admits that “Never Done That Before” has a bit of a P-Funk vibe to it, while “Song to the Moon” offers some softer reflections. “I just sat outside in the driveway, so all the cricket sounds you hear were really there,” says Maloney. “[It’s] Like you were sitting outside with me when I was singing it.”
