Dan discovers new treasures
There are exceptional albums that become smash hits, and then there are exceptional albums that achieve slightly more moderate success. Following on from the success of his debut book Buried Treasure, Dan Hegarty once again acts as the Pied Piper of music, leading readers through a playlist of lesser known and deeply loved albums.
Alongside his own favourite albums, some of the most influential musicians to impact music offer up their own choices. This vibrant compendium of music transcends genres and decades of music, fusing personal recommendations with insightful anecdotes connected to each album.
With a foreword by Oscar-winning songwriter/musician Glen Hansard, other contributors include Candi Staton, Conor O'Brien from Villagers, Butch Vig, producer of Nirvana's Nevermind, Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro, Mark Lanegan, formerly of Queens of the Stone Age/Screaming Trees, among a slew of influential people in the music world. As an added highlight, Buried Treasure Volume 2 features exclusive interviews with The B-52's and Paul Draper of Mansun.
Dan Hegarty has been one of Ireland’s foremost music tastemakers for more than a decade through his Radio showThe Alternative on RTE 2fm. He has twice been nominated for ‘Best National DJ’ at the Meteor Ireland Music Awards. Buried Treasure Volume 2 is the followup from Buried Treasure, published in 2015. In both books, Dan collaborates with dozens of pop culture icons to create a book that explores hidden gems in the music world.
Praise for Buried Treasure Volume 2
“Hidden treasures and bidden pleasures, a portal into people’s heads that leads us towards their musical memories and uncharted mysteries, the trackmarks of tunes by often-unsung high priests and priestesses of The Church Of Aural Sects, LPs that influenced and informed now re-visited and re-awoken. Thus it is here. Read the words and then drop the needle.” —BP Fallon, NYC
'A great reason to visit some great albums. Thanks to the passion in the writing, there is no excuse for not checking out some fantastic stuff that might have passed under your radar.' — Dave Fanning, RTÉ 2fm
'Buried Treasure is an essential read… a unique ‘map’ to finding the ignored and lost great music that the internet doesn't tell you about.'—Gavin Friday