Daniel Merriweather’s journey to fame has been one of great adversity. Through financial struggles and a long recovery after having a polyp removed from his vocal chords, Merriweather found the warmth and respect of producer Mark Ronson. Taking him under his wing, Ronson turned Merriweather on the R&B path, and voila-Love & War. When they joined forces late in 2007 to begin work on Merriweather’s debut release, Ronson’s Grammy honors for his work on Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black hovered in the background.

And just as Ronson worked his magic for Winehouse, he has done the same for Merriweather. Blending R&B, soul and classic Motown, Merriweather proves that even an average, blue-collar Aussie can flex his pipes once in a while. ‘I wanted to let go of genres and make an album of just songs being played by good people.’ And this is what Merriweather has done with Love & War. The emotive introspection Merriweather reveals on both ‘Red’ and ‘Getting Out’ perfectly complements his social critique in his first single ‘Change,’ that features D.C. rapper Wale’s smooth flow. Casting all superficiality aside, Merriweather’s delivery is sincere and his transition from one word to the next, one mood to another, is equally as passionate. In doing so he breaks the mold to which most modern artists conform, trading clich’d analogies for more innovative lyricism. Just as modern R&B seemed to lack a pulse, along came the catalyst that is Daniel Merriweather’s Love & War, soul’s saving grace.

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