“Where To Begin” - Danielle Dennis
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Danielle Dennis isn’t here to play it safe. She’s not coasting on easy choruses or sanitized radio pop. With “Where to Begin”, the San Francisco-born, New Orleans-based singer-songwriter delivers a haunting, alt-rock-leaning confession that doesn’t just scratch the surface — it digs in, bleeds a little, and invites you to feel every inch of the scar.
This isn’t just a song — it’s a lived-in moment. A reckoning. The kind of track you don’t stumble across, you find yourself in.
Blending the ache of folk-pop with the grit of dark pop and the emotional tension of alt-rock, “Where to Begin” sways between raw vulnerability and fiery defiance. The track feels like standing alone in a thunderstorm with a bottle in one hand and your whole past in the other — uncertain, exposed, but just self-aware enough to start piecing yourself back together.
Danielle’s voice — smoky and unwavering — guides you through the fog like an old friend who’s been there. Her vocal delivery is felt, not faked. You hear the bruises. You hear the rebuilding. It’s early Florence Welch, or Stevie Nicks in a New Orleans dive bar telling you stories she swore she'd never say out loud.
Lyrically, Danielle is in full command. There’s no sugarcoating here. “Where to Begin” is about trying to move forward when your trauma won’t let you leave the room — that emotionally paralyzed state where healing feels like trying to run through mud with ghosts clinging to your ankles. She doesn’t dress it up — she documents it. With honesty. With poetry. With bite.
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Sonically, the production (a collaboration with Tom Moth of Florence + The Machine and Eric Anduha) is understated but magnetic. Ethereal sonic textures, low-simmering beats, brooding guitar swells — it’s as much about what isn’t said as what is. The track knows when to haunt and when to hit.
And let’s not overlook the backstory — Danielle has paid her dues in cover bands and DIY scenes. She’s walked the long road to finding her own voice, and this song is what it sounds like when someone finally stops hiding. A lot of artists sing about pain; Danielle exhales it.
“Where to Begin” isn’t built to be a viral bop — it’s built to be a lifeline. It's music for the sleepless and the scarred. It’s bold, it’s bruised, and it’s beautifully unvarnished.
Danielle Dennis is a force — not because she’s flashy, but because she’s honest. She doesn’t just bring emotion into the room; she opens the door and lets it wreck the place. If her upcoming EP holds even half the emotional gravity of this track, prepare for something serious.
For fans of Phoebe Bridgers, Florence Welch, Julien Baker, and that post-midnight moment when you realize healing might actually be possible — start here. This is where to begin.
“Where To Begin” is available now on all major streaming platforms
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