Dani Wilde
Pluto - Dani Wilde
DANI WILDE – PLUTO. Vizztone Label group. Release Date: May 7th 2021
British Blues Award winner Dani Wilde burst onto the International blues scene in 2007, opening for Jools Holland at London’s Royal Albert Hall and signing to prestigious blues record label Ruf Records.
“The entire audience was silenced and caught in the spell of deep emotion… she won the hearts and souls of everyone in the crowd – outstanding.” – Music News Magazine
Since then, she has toured extensively (playing up to 250 concerts a year) across the UK, Europe, America, Canada and Africa, charting in the blues and country charts in Europe. USA concerts have included headline shows under her own name, and performances with girl group “Girls With Guitars” alongside Samantha Fish and Cassie Taylor. The group’s 2012 record, produced by Mike Zito in Berlin, was a hit in Europe; the single ‘Bitch’ reaching the Number 1 spot in the iTunes blues charts in Italy.
In 2017, Dani signed with Vizztone Label Group to release a live in the studio album entitled “Live at Brighton Road”. Her relationship with Vizztone continues in 2021 with a run of singles recorded in the recent Lockdown, starting with the self-penned track ‘Pluto’. A departure from Wilde’s blues influences, Wilde explains how this track is “inspired by classical composers such as Holst who capture something otherworldly in their music, and by folk artist Joni Mitchell. I didn't want to be put in a genre box with this one - it's just expression.”
Pluto is a song about ending discrimination, celebrating diversity and ensuring that every voice counts and is respected.
“There is a beautiful perspective that comes with seeing Earth for what it is, as a tiny dot in the universe. We are all so small, floating in this huge abyss, and no one is born better or more deserving than the next. The metaphor of my song Pluto comes from the idea that when I was a little girl, Pluto was deemed to be a Planet, but today it is seen as too small to be counted. The message of my song is that no one should ever be made to feel that small, and it hopefully encourages anyone who does feel that way to never give up.”
All Vocals: Dani Wilde
Acoustic Guitar: Dani Wilde
Composition and Arrangement: Dani Wilde
Produced by Dani WIlde
Engineered and Mixed by Ali Gavan
Mastered by Jon Astley Close to the edge
Video by Philip James
PLUTO (composed by Dani Wilde)
We are all the same
Orbiting the sun and leaning to the light
A precious sight
We are all the same
Orbiting a star, one pulse, one heart
Yet you tell me I’m too small to be counted
I am Pluto, I may be small, but I am here x2
We are all the same
Mortal skin and bones and a capacity
For love
We are all the same
Wanting to be seen, wanting to find our place
In this great night sky
I am Pluto, I may be small, but I am here
Like a ship lost in a storm we
Navigate our way
Some will try to burn our sails
But we won’t turn back
We are all pieces of the same astral puzzle
I am Pluto, I may be small, but I am here x 4
