Mike Dunne's "Once" is a journey into completeness

Mike Dunne leads his much-anticipated upcoming album "LIGHT " with a powerful emotional chord in the new release, "Once," tailor-made to resonate with anyone searching for depth and connectivity. This upbeat and hopeful anthem sweeps you up and takes you to a place where discovering your 'Anam Cara' (your soul friend) is a life touch that completes you. It makes for a journey of discovery, joy, and challenge, with "Once" a musical reflection on this life-long quest.

This track opens with a sensitive piano line, and the piano part creates the mood and pace of the piece. One can't help but feel that anticipation as we hear each key strike clear and precise, leading us to the depth of the song. Dunne's vocals, rich and eerie, come shortly thereafter, double-tracked to achieve a fuller, more layered sound that sucks you further into the narrative. But the delicate balance of cello and violin raises "Once" a cut above.

The cello brings a grounding, deep, resonant factor into the sound, and the violin adds that divine, ethereal element, bringing it up another level. The music floats effortlessly between both instruments, their harmonies mirroring the give and take that symbolizes the album's overall personal theme of 'Yin and Yang. In this sense, the cello and violin are speaking with each other, telling a story that words alone don't know.

Combining the cello and violin represents the essence of "Once," the notion of connection, that genuine connection, like the merging of cello and violin, is deeper and more complete than joining any other inanimate objects. The subtle way Dunne has pieced these together makes "Once" an intense journey of musical conversation and emotional catharsis.

Composer, lyricist, and multi-instrumentalist Mike Dunne has given himself to this song, and it has paid off. "Once" reminds us how great it is to find that perfect person you always needed. It's a mission statement for what will likely be a rich album that dwells on the pleasures and demands of the human condition with the same depth and soulfulness you hear in this opening song.

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