Brett Dennen, interview

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Brett Dennen, interview

Californian singer-songwriter brings new life to classic roots

by Adam SweetingWednesday, 21 October 2009

Astonishingly tall and surmounted by a luxuriant clump of dramatic red hair, Brett Dennen couldn't be mistaken for any other singer-songwriter. It's possible to detect any number of musical echoes in his songs - Neil Young, Dylan, Paul Simon - but thanks to his huskily soulful voice and a gift for conveying complicated sentiments in a resonant phrase, he manages to stand apart from the crowd here too.

Don't put boundaries around me because you think you know who I am, because you don't know and you're wrong

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