Dan Sharp, Have To Change Review

by Eliana Fermi on January 29, 2019

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Having opened shows for New Zealand favorites Tiki Taane, James Reid (The Feelers), Hollie Smith, Ciaran Mcmeeken and Abby Wolfe, Dan Sharp is no stranger to the big stage. Sharp’s first major single, “Lifeline,” reached audiences far beyond the shores of his native Lake Taupo in New Zealand. Achieving traction on online streaming services. His latest single “Have To Change,” was co-written in Dublin with upcoming Canadian songwriter Jacob Henley, and recorded in Berlin with New Zealand’s own Thomas Oliver. It is the last standalone single to come from Sharp’s upcoming 5-track EP, Slack Tide, due for release early February.

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Have to Change

Author

Eliana Fermi

January 29, 2019

In Short

Have to Change (single)

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Release Date: January 29, 2019

Label

Self-Released

Length

3:45

Sharp’s voice is tinged with a gospel-fueled sincerity that rabbles the rafters and stirs your soul with conviction with the uncertainty of a relationship breakdown.

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9.0

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Bottom Line

Sharp songs are tender stories laced with gritty conviction. His small town, rural upbringing seeps into his stories and offer authenticity and meaning. “Have to Change,” touches on the fearful apprehension of losing a relationship. Confronting those fears and knowing the path of destruction if not changed can bring a desperate darkness. Sharp is hauntingly inspired, his voice resonates with heartbreak and hope and conveys to the listener a way to get through it and end up in a better place, know things “Have to Change.” That’s the short of it!

9.0

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