Artist: Daniel Grinberg
Album: Short Stories
Members/Instruments: Daniel Grinberg: guitars and keyboards; Maor Swartzberg: guitars, keyboards and bass guitar; Tal Tamari: drums and percussion; and Yoav Arbel: drums
Production: Maor Scwartzberg
Affectionately and thought-provokingly reflecting on your life’s most meaningful passions and connections can be a sentimental and gripping experience, particularly as you evaluate your most meaningful accomplishments. Instrumentalist Daniel Grinberg, who has created a successful career out of his admiration for science and technology, is now captivating audiences with his newly launched music career. The guitarist and keyboard player has recently released his debut record, the pop and melodic rock inspired ‘Short Stories.’ One the album, he collaborates with several vocalists to encourage listeners to always embrace their true selves, no matter where life has led them.
The Buenos Aires-born Grinberg, who began playing instruments during his early childhood, launched ‘Short Stories’ with the calming track, ’80 years,’ which features the vocals of female singer Alex. The indie-pop entry, which begins with a powerful acoustic guitar, features a country-inspired melody and lyrics that sentimentally reflect on life. The song encourages its listeners to embrace their feelings of being both happy and sad throughout their lives. Alex also enthralling croons that 80 years is enough time for people to do what makes them smile, including falling in love and seeing the world. She also encouragingly tells people that they should always be themselves.
Grinberg’s debut album then transitions into the upbeat indie-pop song, ‘Rivers,’ which features his skilled ’60s-inspired pop guitar riffs. While the musician’s guitar cords at times overpower the song’s vocals, which are once again sung by Alex, the entry still features an important and notable meaning: that everyone has the right to be happy and fulfill their fate. While the track offers an uplifting message to listen on the record, it seems like it would be the most inspirational when it’s performed live.
The rock-inspired ‘Short Stories’ then features another alluring indie-pop track, titled ‘Hey You.’ The slow, ballad-inspired entry features singer Aveva Dese, who grippingly questions if people are at peace with who they are, and if they truly believe in themselves. With the help of Gringberg’s hard rock guitar riffs, the song powerfully assures its listeners that their lives will brighten, and they’re destined to be happy.
The fourth entry on the instrumentalist’s new record is ‘White Fields,’ which once again features the vocals of Alex. Gringberg expertly plays his guitar with a melodic vibe that gradually builds and sentimentally reflects on the most important aspects in a person’s life. Using those moments as inspiration, Alex’s vocals encourage listeners not to be afraid of the time they spend together. The track also inspirationally encourages its listeners to create significant moments with those who are the most important to them, and to not let fear ruin their connections.
The next song on ‘Short Stories’ is the somewhat forgettable ‘The Forest,’ which features the introduction of vocalist Yoav Arbel, who also contributed to the album’s drums section. The singer will surely immediately capture the attention of listeners with his tone that’s alluringly reminiscent of Chris Isaak’s voice. With his familiar voice, the vocalist sings with a captivating sensibility that truly contemplate pain. Unfortunately, the lyrics do little to add an insightful reflection on the importance of life and relationships.
Gringberg’s record then quickly redeems itself with the captivating and intensely relatable and emotional song, ‘House of Dreams.’ Once again featuring Dese’s powerful vocals, the track emotionally encourages people to embrace their pasts, while also understanding and embracing the fact that life continuously changes. As she sings about people contemplating who they once were, as compared to what they’re like now, she encourages people to try to understand that they’re living the same life. As Gringberg contributes soothing drums to the pop rock entry, it powerfully encourages people to always be themselves and to follow their dreams.
Alex returned to contribute her calming vocals to the next track on ‘Short Stories,’ titled ‘Back Home.’ Grinberg once again incorporated his soothing guitar cords into a relatable song that chronicles how cruel life can be, and how everyone harrowingly experiences pain. Alex grippingly sings about how people think they can change the world. But they ultimately realize and embrace the fact that they receive the most support, and offer the most help, when they return home, where their friends and family love them.
The record’s next entry, ‘Old Town,’ features the return of Arbel on vocals, which are set against Grinberg’s alluring melodic rock instrumentals. The vocalist captivatingly sings about the relatable emotional struggle of sometimes missing your childhood home and town. The track offers an alluring examination into how people often sentimentally reminisce about their past relationships, and how their diverse experiences have affected their entire life.
‘Short Stories’ then transitions into the alluring ‘Beyond,’ which marks Alex’s last contribution to Grinberg’s debut musical effort. Driven by the instrumentalist’s endearing guitar riffs, Alex’s mesmerizing vocals note that she is being pushed beyond the boundaries of her faith. But she passionately notes that she’s still driven to help those in need, and won’t allow herself to be slowed down by her limitations.
Dese then offers her last contribution to the euphoric ‘Short Stories’ on the gripping track, ‘Michaela.’ Powerfully building on Grinberg’s epic keyboard skills, the song builds a noir atmosphere that passionately emphasizes that while the title woman is beautiful, she also feels empty, as she has forgotten how to love. Dese also grippingly sings about how Michaela has walked through life without a sense of purpose, which powerfully emphasizes that not everyone’s lives are as enticing as they initially appear.
The final two songs on Grinberg’s first record, ‘Thanks’ and ‘You Give Me,’ both feature Arbel’s soothing vocals, and are driven by a similarly simple melody. The vocalist sings about how he thanks his personality, faith and trust, as they infuse him with hope, and make him feel like he belongs. The final two entries, which are driven by the instrumentalist’s signature soothing guitar riffs cords and drumming, also offer his powerful appreciation for the people who supports him.
Fondly and provocatively examining on your life’s most meaningful passions and connections can be a passionate and gripping experience, particularly as you evaluate your most significant accomplishments. Grinberg has powerfully reflected on his life and accomplishments through his captivating guitar and keyboard contributions on his debut album, the pop and melodic rock-infused ‘Short Stories.’ Through his diverse collaborates with vocalists Alex, Dese and Arbel, the musician encourages listeners to always embrace their true selves, no matter where life has led them.
Listen to ‘Short Stories’ below. For more information on Grinberg, visit his official Facebook, Myspace, YouTube, SoundCloud and BandCamp pages, as well as the album’s official website.
Written by: Karen Benardello