''Product of Isolation'' is the first solo

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by American

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musician

Sean Danielsen Sean Julian Danielsen (born February 14, 1982) is an American musician and Painting, artistic painter, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of American rock bands Smile Empty Soul and World Fire Brigade. In addition to creating one studi ...

. It was released independently on January 13, 2017.

Background

During October 2016, Danielsen mentioned on his

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wall, that in January 2017, he planned to release his first solo

. In early November, the vocalist stated that 13 January 2017 would be the planned release date. This album was the first time that Danielsen used a home studio while engineering and producing completely on his own.

Critical reception

Regarding the album, Robin Ervolina of Shockwave Magazine stated that Danielsen's "music has a truthful ring that seems to be absent in the current music scene, and there's a "heart and soul" to it, that makes me root for him in his pursuit to make music for real people." Scott Langevin of Shockwave Magazine wrote that the album "stays true to his solo career's successes thus far", and went on to say: "With stunning lyrical subtleties, long and powerful breaths, and the long-held keys, this album is one of the key components that I feel any musician needs to be a success", showing "true talent, and just raw emotion throughout".

Track listing

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2017 albums Sean Danielsen albums