HAMMERSTEIN’s silver hammer: eccentric, deep, beautiful

The race is either on the verge of beginning or on the verge of ending, depending on what’s around the bend, which is unknown.

Dash Hammerstein

BROOKLY-based singer-songwriter DASH HAMMERSTEIN delivers ‘The Hammer,’ an eccentric, deep tune centred around coping with uncertainty.

“The question at the centre of the song is, ‘Can I pull back the hammer or am I waiting on a train around the bend?’ explained Hammerstein. “Whether this is the hammer of a starter pistol or an actual pistol changes the meaning drastically – and darkly – and is up for debate. The race is either on the verge of beginning or on the verge of ending, depending on what’s around the bend, which is unknown.”

‘The Hammer’ forms part of next month’s self-titled album ‘Dash Hammerstein’ which arrived following a period of experimentation.

“No more word salad psychedelia, each song is about something specific and meaningful, be it death, uncertainty, old friends or new biotech. With sobriety, my songwriting hours shifted from the night to the morning and much of what is on the album was written very quickly over coffee, a lot of first thought/best thought material. 

“There are some wonderful guest contributions on there as well, Michael Sachs plays woodwinds and brass, Jordi Nus plays strings, and Alden Harris-McCoy plays some guest guitar, everything recorded and mixed by me in a few studios around Brooklyn.”

Dash Hammerstein receives its worldwide release February 13, further details  HERE