When songwriting is necessary
Daniel Hales. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Writer and poet Daniel Hales following the release of his new book, “¿Cómo Hacer Preguntas? or How To Make Questions: 69 Instructional Poems in English,” in Greenfield. STAFF FILE PHOTO
Published: 4/1/2021 9:15:17 AM
The new album “Unstable Oscillators” from Greenfield-based musician Daniel Hales is a compilation of three EPs that he has completed since the pandemic hit. Recorded under the name of Selah haleS (that’s not a mistype), this music is darker and more personal than we’ve heard in Hales’ previous work with his band Frost Heaves.
Hales wrote these songs while not only coping with the isolation imposed by COVID-19, but also dealing with a series of major losses in his life. So this was more than just music he wanted to make — it was music he needed to make.