The Long Way Home Review – Uptown Magazine
Uptown Magazine – February, 2011 Since he burst onto the local scene in 2006/07 with his sweet tenor voice and his beautiful acoustic songs, Don Amero has been called one of its brightest lights. On this album, Amero and producer Arun Chaturvedi take a confident step into the world of country pop. Ready to Love is surely a hit, with its memorable, hummable chorus, while songs such as Through the Storm and Right Where I Wanna Be toughen up Amero’s sound with a rocked-up, roadhouse vibe. There are also...
Read MoreThree Years of Success and Amero Isn’t Out of the Woods Yet
The Province – Feb 3/ 2011 It would be all too easy to romanticize Don Amero’s story: A young, First Nations hardwood floor-installer from Winnipeg’s tough North End neighbourhood turned award-winning musician. But none of Amero’s success has come without intense commitment and hard work — and the guitar-strumming singer/songwriter says he isn’t out of the woods yet. Amero is still running what is essentially a one-man show as artist/promoter/manager, but he’s doing it with remarkable optimism...
Read MoreThe Long Way Home Review – Winnipeg Free Press
Winnipeg Free Press. December 26th/ 2010 The Long Way Home (Independent) LOCAL singer-songwriter Don Amero is a road warrior torn between his need to tour and his desire to be home with his family. Those sentiments are perfectly captured on his third album, which finds Amero venturing further away from his folk beginnings to a more countrified sound with the help of full band arrangements and producer/co-writer Arun Chaturvedi. A few songs, most notably the roots-rocker Right Where I Want to Be and Through the...
Read MoreDon Amero’s Long Road Home
Uniter – November, 2010 The singer-songwriter talks Keith Urban, his new album, and balancing life on the road with his family Don Amero has to be one of the hardest working musicians on the local scene. But with the release of his new album, The Long Way Home, he’s learning to spend less time working and more time with family and friends. “I think because I am a torn man between the love of my friends and family and also my love for the road, I feel like I’m always taking the long way home,” said...
Read MoreRight Where He Wants to Be
Uptown Magazine – April, 2010 Three years ago, Don Amero was working as a hardwood floor installer when he chose to quit his day job and plunge into a full-time music career. Today, the folk/pop singer/songwriter is an inspiration to many and, as his latest single Right Where I Wanna Be suggests, life is sweet. Amero is up for three Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, including best pop CD, best album cover design and best aboriginal songwriter — a category that will pit him against APCMA vets Eagle...
Read MoreDeepening Review 2
Uptown Winnipeg 2009-05-21 Urban NDN magazine described Don Amero as a “Métis Mayer,” and I think that’s an apt comparison. The 28-year-old singer/songwriter’s smooth voice is definitely similar to John Mayer’s. Not quite as bluesy as the mega-popular American musician, Amero has more of a country vibe; although I wouldn’t go as far as labeling it country music. Sugary sweet with plenty of soul and pristine production, this album will definitely appeal to fans of the soft-rock...
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