Reverend Baron: Daniel (maroon with black swirl coloured) LP

"Daniel", the acoustic instrumental follow-up to Reverend Baron's 2022's Karma Chief label debut, "From Anywhere", expands the world beyond L.A.'s concrete canyons and overpasses to the bustling, churning sea of life that is Mexico City, to the sparse, rolling landscape of Red Cloud, Nebraska. In each locale, the constant companion was a nylon-stringed acoustic guitar with a well traveled history of its own. Over the last while, all this playing had Reverend Baron chasing a sound - one which belies the guitar's origins. It's a sound he would hear from time to time, and when it came to record "Daniel", it would be his true magnetic north (or south as it were). Spinning through "Daniel", and you will hear echoes of Antonio Bribiesca and Luiz Bonfa's guitar tones. Dig deeper and you’ll see the bones of Townes Van Zandt and Nick Drake guitar textures as well. While not claiming their virtuosity in his playing, the soul and vulnerability that have become calling cards for the first two Reverend Baron albums complement these influences.