Second Dan

Bringing Down Goliath" is the debut album from New York City based indie-rockers, Second Dan. The album doesn't just have good songs, they have the potential to be anthems. Like hearing U2 for the first time in the early 80's, Second Dan's album captures that mixture of intelligent songwriting with infectious music reminiscent of Foo Fighters, Oasis and early Radiohead.



The band is fronted by Australian-born Dan Rosen, who de-camped to the USA a couple years back after achieving critical acclaim for his debut EPs back in his homeland (including being selected as the winner of Unearthed, the prestigious award from national radio station Triple J). It was in New York’s famed East Village that he found himself a home, new muse, and collection of inspiring musicians that form the heart and soul of Second Dan – the Southern Gentleman on bass Daniel Reisbick, Sonny Ratcliff hailing from the mountains of Virginia and channeling the drumming style of Keith Moon, and the urban cool of native New Yorker Adam Wolfe Lerner.



Together they began honing Dan's songs with regular gigs around Lower East Side of Manhattan and Brooklyn, soon playing to packed houses and earning a passionate live following. It was these songs that form the basis of "Goliath". With the songs roadtested, the band entered the studio with renowned Australian producer Andy Baldwin (Rage Against Machine, Morcheeba, The Cat Empire) who guided the band over sessions in New York (at Smashing Pumpkin's James Iha Stratosphere Studios) and Melbourne, Australia. The songs on the album touch on the big issues ... personal love and loss in "Forget to Remember" and "I Met a Girl", as well as the global challenges in songs "The Elephant Fell To Earth" and "Running Out of Feelings". But like Goliath himself, our problems can be overcome and conquered.



Second Dan's music has been featured in TV shows including NBC's The Apprentice, and MTV's The Hills and Life of Ryan.



Listening to Second Dan fills you with a hope and optimism – makes you believe in rock and roll again like way back when … remember? This record could well just be their slingshot into one of your favorite new bands.