Brock Davis

“Impressive… Soul-baring… He covers areas that few artists seem to venture into. Brock hits a chord in the heart as well as the soul.”
- Americana Highways (US)

“A storyteller with a knack for the telling detail… Quietly devastating.”
- B-Side Guys (US)

"Nothing Lasts Forever is the most heartfelt country music I’ve heard in a long time.”
- Soundville (Spain)

“I often find myself reflected in one song or another; this music feels genuinely honest and true to life. I can't help but give this album the highest praise! (19/20)”
- Musik an Sich (Germany)

“Everything about this album is perfect… I can recommend it to the connoisseur of Americana music. Another excellent album.”
- Orange Flag Music (Netherlands)

“There’s a timelessness to the lyrics across the album, simple, effective, and plucking at the imagination with their imagery.”
- York Calling (UK)

“Devastating yet quietly beautiful. It recalls the emotional weight and grace found in similarly heartbreaking songs by Jason Isbell.”
- Motel Void (US)

“An album filled with beautiful original compositions. A very strong follow-up to the excellent album Everyday Miracle.”
- Musikpulsen (Sweden)

“His songs…impress with their honesty, authenticity, and credible introspection… An absolutely radio-ready Americana offering.”
- Cool Tourist (Germany)

“Brock’s songs are truthful and sincere and continue the tradition of American storytelling. A singer of stories with a catchy melody.”
- Voxwave Magazine (UK)

“These songs aren’t trying to be clever. They’re trying to be true, and that commitment carries more weight than any flashy production trick ever could.”
- Alte Magazine

“An album that finds weight in small moments, meaning in honesty, and comfort in clarity. Songwriting is the clear centerpiece of the record.”
- The Gatekeeper Space

“Some of the most honest writing you’ll ever hear.”
- Ear to the Ground Music (US)

“Classic songwriting. Davis excels at something that’s notoriously hard to do right – the archetypal love song."
- buffablog (US)

“One of the most honest voices in contemporary Americana. An album about how nothing is permanent sounds like something you’ll re-listen to for years.”
- Indie Boulevard

“Nothing Lasts Forever is full of nostalgia, love, and lessons. A crisp, concise album full of top tier instrumentation.”
- Music Mecca (US)

“An intimately personal array of captivating songwriting…Grippingly sincere.”
- Obscure Sound 

“Davis operates at the intersection of folk, rock, and country, drawing comparisons to storytellers like Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and Jackson Browne. He writes songs that trust the listener, using small details to illuminate larger truths.”
- Music On The Rox (US)

“Nothing Lasts Forever feels like the apex of Davis’ work to date. All the pain, heartache, hope, and redemption he’s earned come flowing from his fingertips. It’s hard to imagine it gets much better than this.”
- BSides Badlands (Sweden)

“A rich and sensitive album whose warmth is contagious at the end of winter.”
- Du Côté de Chez Sam (France)

“Deeply personal lyrics… strike a chord deep within the listener’s heart.”
- Rootstime (Belgium)

“The work of an artist at his creative peak. Honesty that cuts to the bone."
- Plastic Magazine (UK)

“Brock Davis has crafted something truly miraculous: an album that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable.”
- BSide Guys (US)

“I was instantly enthralled. I was astounded at how good the songs and musicianship were. An excellent songwriter… Reduced me to tears.”
- The Rocking Magpie (UK)

“Picturesque imagery, poetic insights and country urgency mixed with the gospel voices is superb. Elvis Presley would’ve loved this artist.”
- Americana Highways (USA)

“These emotional tracks form a heartfelt set, exposing a rare kind of artistic vulnerability.”
- Music Mecca (US)

“Deserves its own subgenre - music for the thinking, feeling, aspirational country music lover.”
- Parcbench.live (USA)

“It’s cathartic, it’s heartfelt, and most of all, it’s sincere. Brock is singing from a place of truth – a non-fictional approach that comes through his songs in a very tangible way.”
- Buffalo Blog (USA)

“A first-rate songwriter. When the last notes of this album ring out, we only want to start listening again from the beginning.” 
- Du Côté de Chez Sam (France)

“Everyday Miracle is a reflection on the beauty of everyday life, capturing moments of hope and love in every chord and verse.”
- LaCaverna.net (Mexico)

“In Brock’s songs, everyone will find a piece of themselves, something that genuinely touches the heart.”
- IndieBoulevard.com (USA)

“Songs of truth and reflection and a vocal that always feels authentic and emotive.”
- Rock The Pigeon (USA) 

“Excellent singing, beautiful arrangements, and melodies that catch you with the first listen.”
- Planet Country (Italy) 

“Brock’s confident vocals deliver introspective lyrics. Raw and vulnerable.”
- York Calling (UK)

"Davis’s lyrics paint vivid pictures with an economy of words that would make Hemingway proud. It’s this attention to detail that elevates Everyday Miracle from a collection of well-crafted songs to something approaching a short story collection set to music.”
- BSide Guys (USA)

“Poignant storytelling lyricism and a blend of modern folk, roots rock and country results in a deeply emotive and honest sound. ”
- Plastic Mag (UK)

“Brock writes fantastic lyrics… A Song Waiting To Be Sung is a small masterpiece.”
- Baretta Magazine (Sweden)

“A combination of intelligent, deeply personal, emotionally honest songs and a warm, inviting voice along with frankly superior musicianship make A Song Waiting To Be Sung a must-have.”
- The Rock Doctor (Canada)

“A quality country album, with thoughtful emotion, compelling vocals, and vibrant harmonies.” 
- Americana Highways (US)

“A deadly honest approach that resounds in the excellent song work of Brock Davis.” 
- Written In Music (Netherlands)

“Bullets and Blood - the bravest song I’ve heard in years.” 
- The Rocking Magpie (UK)

“A consistently good album with many standout tracks.” 
- Musicbloggen67 (Sweden) 

“From intimate singer songwriting to loud roots rock… gives you shivers at times.” 
- Rootsville (Belgium)

“Many songs that showcase poetic reflections and excellent workmanship…. Here is the strength of an authentic artist who is not afraid to ‘get naked’'.
- Lonestar Time (Italy)

“A beautiful, personal, almost intimate album made with love. First-class music from a first-class musician.” 
- Real Roots Café (Netherlands) 

“He can sing, this Brock Davis. And with A Song Waiting To Be Sung, he also has something to say.” 
- AltCountry NL (Netherlands) 

“Davis turns his personal tragedies into a story of rebirth, second chances, love, optimism and forgiveness.”
- Best of WNY.com (USA) 

“A lovely mix of Rock, Country, and Americana. A Song Waiting To Be Sung is a highly recommended album!”
- Strutterzine (Netherlands)

“All Free erupts into a powerhouse chorus that brims with passion.”
- Click Roll Boom (UK)

“Bullets And Blood is one of the best Country releases of this early 2024.”
- Music For All (Brussels)

“Every song is a carefully mined emotional gem, waiting to be discovered.”
Certified Bop (USA)

“Brock is not afraid and doesn’t hold back when it comes to creating honest and powerful music.”
- Darkus Magazine (USA)

“This is a hell of a good album.” 
- John Emms Music Reviews (Canada)

“Full-voiced and powerful… adds resonance and authority to these songs. Overall, it’s a very well-made record.” 
- The Province (Vancouver, Canada)

“Excellent songwriting…searing slide work…superb drumming…makes for a highly accomplished release.” 
- The Chart (Canada)

“His powerful and authoritative voice brings to life the honest and intense emotions within the heartfelt lyrics.” 
- Arts Alive Magazine (Canada)

“There is an impressive depth to his lyrics, an understanding of human emotions and acceptance of lost dreams.”
- The Rogue Folk Review (Canada)

Album Preview: Brock Davis - Everyday Miracle
- B-Side Guys

Brock Davis’s “Everyday Miracle” is an authentic, introspective album that blends Americana and folk, offering profound storytelling and transformative music.

In an era where authenticity is often manufactured and vulnerability comes with a hashtag, Brock Davis’s “Everyday Miracle” arrives like a well-worn flannel shirt in a sea of fast fashion. This Santa Cruz troubadour, armed with an acoustic guitar and a voice that sounds like it’s been marinated in equal parts whiskey and empathy, offers up 13 tracks of what he self-deprecatingly calls “agnostic gospel.” It’s a term that perfectly encapsulates the album’s ethos – a search for meaning in a world that often seems devoid of it.

Recorded in Nashville’s Backstage Studio with a band of session virtuosos who’ve backed everyone from Bob Seger to Blake Shelton, “Everyday Miracle” could have easily veered into slick, radio-ready territory. Instead, Davis and Grammy-winning engineer Zach Allen have crafted an album that feels like eavesdropping on a late-night jam session where the musicians forgot they were being recorded. The result is a collection of songs that sound lived-in and loved, like a favorite pair of boots you can’t bring yourself to throw away.

The title track sets the tone, a modern country ode to the mundane that somehow manages to make loading the dishwasher sound like a spiritual experience. It’s as if Davis took a page from Raymond Carver’s short stories and set it to a melody that would make Jason Isbell nod in approval. When he sings “There’s a promise in these chords / There must be something more,” you can almost see him squinting at the horizon, searching for meaning in the glow of a neon beer sign.

“Rain Falling On The Water” emerges as the album’s centerpiece, a slow-burning epic that builds from fingerpicked introspection to a full-on gospel choir explosion. It’s the kind of song that makes you want to call your estranged siblings and apologize for whatever it was you did at Thanksgiving dinner five years ago. The refrain “We are rain falling on the water, coming home again” feels less like a lyric and more like a mantra for the existentially adrift.

Not content with mere personal reflection, Davis wades into societal issues with “It Just Takes One,” a #MeToo anthem that somehow blends The Police’s rhythmic tension with pedal steel guitar. It’s an unlikely combination that works better than it has any right to, much like pineapple on pizza or socks with sandals. The fact that Davis wrote this based on his wife’s experiences adds a layer of intimacy to a topic that’s often discussed in broad strokes.

The album takes a turn for the unabashedly romantic with “Angela (Please Say Yes)” and “My Promise To You,” a pair of love songs that could easily soundtrack a thousand first dances at weddings across the heartland. In less capable hands, these tracks might veer into saccharine territory, but Davis’s gruff sincerity keeps them grounded. When he barely makes it through the first line of his proposal song before crying, you can’t help but root for the guy.

“The Warrior,” inspired by a photograph of an old mustang, showcases Davis’s knack for finding profound meaning in the seemingly mundane. It’s a folk-rock meditation on resilience that feels particularly poignant coming from an artist who took a hiatus from music to raise a family. The song serves as a reminder that sometimes, the most heroic acts are the ones that go unsung.

Throughout the album, Davis’s lyrics paint vivid pictures with an economy of words that would make Hemingway proud. It’s this attention to detail that elevates “Everyday Miracle” from a collection of well-crafted songs to something approaching a short story collection set to music.

In a musical landscape often dominated by either navel-gazing indie rock or bombastic pop, Davis carves out a niche that feels both timeless and timely. His brand of Americana isn’t content to simply rehash the glories of a mythical past; instead, it grapples with the complexities of the present while maintaining a cautious optimism about the future.

The production throughout “Everyday Miracle” strikes a delicate balance between polish and grit. Allen’s touch is evident in the way each instrument occupies its own space in the mix, but there’s an organic quality to the recordings that keeps things from feeling too pristine. It’s as if the ghosts of Nashville’s storied recording history are hovering just at the edges of each track, nodding in approval.

As the final notes of the album fade, you’re left with the sense that you’ve just spent 43 minutes in the company of a guy who’s read Kerouac, worshipped Springsteen, and come out the other side with a wisdom that can only be earned through lived experience. In an age of instant gratification, Brock Davis reminds us that sometimes, the real miracles are the ones we’ve been overlooking all along.

“Everyday Miracle” isn’t just a continuation of the success Davis found with “A Song Waiting To Be Sung”; it’s an evolution. Where his previous work earned him comparisons to storytelling legends, this album feels like Davis is no longer content to simply follow in their footsteps. Instead, he’s blazing his own trail, armed with nothing but an acoustic guitar and a belief in the transformative power of a well-crafted song.

In the end, “Everyday Miracle” lives up to its title. It’s an album that finds the sacred in the profane, the extraordinary in the ordinary. Davis has created a work that serves as both a mirror and a window – reflecting our own experiences back at us while offering glimpses into lives we might never otherwise encounter. In doing so, he’s crafted something truly miraculous: an album that feels both deeply personal and universally relatable.

As we await the July 26 release, it’s clear that Brock Davis is an artist hitting his stride. “Everyday Miracle” promises to be more than just another entry in the Americana canon; it’s shaping up to be a defining statement from an artist who’s finally ready to claim his place in the pantheon of great American songwriters. And in a world that often feels devoid of magic, that might be the greatest miracle of all.

- Caleb Alexander
July 16, 2024
(Original article here)

Brock Davis - Everyday Miracle
- Blue Desert

Somewhere along life’s hard highway singer-songwriter Brock Davis stumbled upon a feeling and a music sensibility he jokingly describes as “agnostic gospel.”

“It’s not about religion or music genre,” the Santa Cruz, California-based artist is quick to point out. “But there’s a beauty and power in wrestling with the mystery of life, and in the yearning for there to be something bigger than ourselves. I don’t claim to know what’s out there, but I’m fascinated by songs about a greater purpose in life, like love and art, that try to answer the essential question of why we are here.”

Brock reflects these rays of light back on his latest album, Everyday Miracle. The 13-song album is subtitled (Backstage Sessions – Part 1) and contains the first half of a set of songs Brock and his band recorded at Nashville’s Backstage Studio over the course of two intense days. Part 2 will be released in early 2025.

Brock is a songwriter who looks at life with a gleam in his eye, with the hard-won knowledge that pain leads to growth, and with growth comes new beginnings. His songs are cut from a worn-denim blend of country and folk washed over with anthemic rock n’ roll. As a lyricist, Brock snapshots moments of daily living, and his words brim with picturesque imagery, poetic life insights, clever turns of phrases, and heartfelt sincerity, and he sings with a sweet country urgency.

Brock’s previous album, A Song Waiting To Be Sung, was a global success, hitting number #5 on the EuroAmericana chart and earning enthusiastic reviews around the world. Sweden!s Baretta Magazine says: "A Song Waiting To Be Sung is a small masterpiece.” Americana Highways calls it: "A quality country album, with thoughtful emotion, compelling vocals, and vibrant harmonies” while Canada!s Rock Doctor blog writes: "A combination of intelligent, deeply personal, emotionally honest songs and a warm, inviting voice along with frankly superior musicianship make A Song Waiting To Be Sung a must-have.”

Brock’s traumatic childhood growing up in a small mill town near Vancouver, Canada was a lot like a hard-luck country song. Early on, music became his salvation, and he went after it like a wide-eyed romantic. Bruce Springsteen was a formative influence and spurred on by the fever behind the Born In The U.S.A. record and too many readings of Jack Kerouac’s On The Road, Brock hit the highway as a teenager to follow the Boss on tour. But hitchhiking and sleeping rough in strange cities, eventually got the best of him: “I was running out of money, I was tired, and I was lonely—I missed my sweetheart. So with a silent apology to Jack Kerouac, I spent the rest of my money on a Greyhound Bus ticket and beat it back to Vancouver,” Brock recalls.

Brock began working professionally as a musician starting in his early teens and spent many years performing and recording before taking a hiatus from music to raise a family. His previous album marked a triumphant return.

Everyday Miracle picks up where Brock’s last album left off with an uplifting set of songs about life after a hard reset. The emotional heart of the album is “Rain Falling On The Water.” Built around elegant fingerstyle guitars and Brock’s soulfully weary vocals, the song soars to redemption with a gospel choir joining in with the sing-along refrain: We are rain falling on the water, coming home again.

The album’s title track is modern country, flowing over with hushed awe as it surveys the beauty of daily living. One standout passage is: There’s a promise in these chords / There must be something more / Cause from nothing, beauty!s born / A little proof / Of a bigger truth.

A pent-up tension courses through “It Just Takes One” as the band masterfully blends elements reminiscent of The Police with a country-rock vibe. The song is about speaking out against sexual harassment in the workplace, and Brock wrote it with his wife who bravely shared her own experiences with him.

The songs “Angela (Please Say Yes)” and “My Promise To You” form a love story set. The former is a gorgeous piano ballad wedding proposal in song, and the latter is Brock’s wedding vows set to a breezy country tune. “My wife loves grand romantic gestures, so I knew I wanted to ask her to marry me with a song. But I barely made it past the first line before I started crying, and then that set her off crying as well. She did say yes, though,” Brock laughs.

The winsome folk-infused song, “The Warrior,” was inspired by a photographic print of an old, battle-scarred mustang that Brock purchased at an arts and crafts fair. The true story behind the print is of a career salesman who found his love of photography after being laid-off and replaced. “He recognized he had something in common with the old horse who had been forced out of his band by a younger challenger. They were both warriors in their own ways,” Brock says.

Everyday Miracle was produced by Brock along with Grammy Award-winning engineer Zach Allen (Keb Mo!, Christone "Kingfish” Ingram) who also mixed it. Here, Brock is backed by a band of world-class musicians who have been working together for years and have developed a telepathic musical chemistry. The group is made up of A-list Nashville session players whose credits include work with Bob Seger, Tim McGraw, Stevie Nicks, Blake Shelton, Lori McKenna and Eric Church among others.

Writing and recording Everyday Miracle has been artistically and personally inspirational for Brock. “Many artists and writers buy into the idea that the best songs come from a broken heart,” Brock says. “While pain can certainly produce a beautiful creation, so can love. You can create from a place of hope, wonder, and love, and it seems to me that creation is a true everyday miracle.”

- Kenneth Bremer
June 9, 2024
(Original article here)