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Melbourne's East Side doesn't sound remotely threatening, so Merriweather proves his street cred in other ways; he's got Mark Ronson and New York rapper Saigon to help him on his debut single. And he sears a bit. But City Rules is actually remarkably likeable, soulful hip hop.
-Ben East, thisislondon.co.uk

There is something so wonderfully incongruous about the fact that Daniel Merriweather sounds like D'Angelo, but looks like an extra from Heartbreak High. The Australian white boy has a voice that's so rammed full of smooth soul that you want to get inside and zip it up behind you. Mark Ronson and Justin Stanley provide the track's backin: lazy swing-beat kick and hand-clapping snare, and a svelte and sanguine bass and organ groove. While NY's Saigon supplies the rhymes good and proper, it is Merriweather's voice that carries the track single-handedly; the young Melbournian is surely one to watch making Dwele and Maxwell look like Johnny Mathis.
-"JG", cmumusicnetwork.co.uk
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She's Got Me
Following a stint in the US working with producer Mark Ronson, Daniel Merriweather is finally ready to launch an assault for recognition back here in his homeland. Undoubtedly one of this country's brightest R&B prospects, Merriweather promises to make a name for himself for years to come if he can just make the first step into the airwaves. His new single, 'She's Got Me', presents a great opportunity.

'She's Got Me' is a swift but soulful number, guarenteed to make you want to move to its funky guitar line and a jazzy ensemble of horns. Focussed (sic) on an anonymous member of the fairer sex, it is certainly a well, used formula, but Merriweather sounds nothing but comfortable with the task. This could well be the style that people come to thoroughly associate with Daniel over his coming career, particularly if the alliance with Ronson continues. Remixes are provided by New Zealand's P-Money and Melbourne's The Calculators. While neither are particularly astonishing, they both put a totally new spin on the original song, always a respectable goal for remixes. Not surprisingle, the P-Money remix also features a typical verse from Scribe, a wise move given Scribe's current success with the Australian audience.

Next on the single is 'City Rules', featuing promising US emcee Saigon. Sadly, Saigon brings some of his weakest work to the track, given that he is genuinely one of the most exciting newcomers to hip hop. Capable of real fire, Saigon settles for two very ordinary verses by his standards. Still, it's another funky track to compilment the first and therefore a suitable B-Side. Also included are the acapella versions of both songs for any prospective remixers.

'She's Got Me' presents a good chance for Merriweather to begin making his name. This all depends, of course, on whether he can follow up a hit single with a successful album, but for now it appears to be a case of one step at a time.
-Tommy Gunnz, grooveon.com.au
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