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Cheek-pinching electro-emo
Playradioplay! - Texas
Glancing over some of the lyrics on the debut album from Daniel Hunter, aka PlayRadioPlay!, one might wonder whether the Disney Channel might be a better fit for his electro-pop than Island Records-particularly the song "I'm A Pirate, You're A Princess," in which Hunter yelps about playing dress-up and sailing the Seven Seas, a sentiment best suited to 12-year-old Hannah Montana fans. The music itself, which Hunter constructs with computer software and the occasional organic instrument, sounds a bit like the Postal Service's younger, ADD-addled sibling, except that most of the songs are more likely to get you dancing than moping. Being that Hunter snagged a record deal before a high school diploma, the tender immaturity of the music isn't surprising, nor is it necessarily that disappointing. The key demographic might just be a few years younger than Island seems to assume. (ISLAND) Emily Zemler
Official Website: http://www.island.com
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Ok, wow, that's harsh. I really like PlayRadioPlay! I mean I see your points, but he's only like 18. He doesn't need to have mature lyrics yet. I don't think Disney Channel fans would even understand was he's really talking about. I mean Confines of Gravity (off old album) and Without Gravity are amazing songs that would boggle a 10 year olds range of thought. Give the guy some credit.
i dont agree with this. his music is good to the ears and each song has a deeper meaning than just playing dress up. Confines of gravity is also a very deep song like the person above me stated. if you know anything about dan hunter you know about his previous adiction to drugs and what happened to him. this he transformed into a song that ISNT depressing and still talks about his life. this is not ment for disney channel if you think about the lyrics. its fun but yet still has meaningful lyrics. dan hunter is a very deep person if you think about what he is saying.