Daniel: Maroon w/ Black Swirl Vinyl LP

Label: Karma Chief (Colemine Records
Release Date: 31st July

An acoustic nylon string guitar passed down from his father whose father had played it before is the star of this album, a family heirloom whimsically and delicately picked with instrumentals that tell stories of his Mexican upbringing and the travels taken with this noble musical steed. Soncially it bounces between latin guitar played and the tender picking and textures of Townes Van Zandt and Nick Drake.

Daniel, the acoustic instrumental follow-up to 2022’s Karma Chief label debut, From Anywhere…, expands the world beyond LA’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 welltraveled history of its own.
“It was my father’s guitar,” recalls Danny Garcia, the man behind the Reverend. “I found out a few years ago that it was my grandfather’s as well.” Ever-present
since his childhood, the Mexican acoustic has taken on increased meaning for Garcia with each passing year. Hours upon hours spent playing, traveling, and
breathing meaning into its fretboard have made it both a tool and talisman.
“There’s the obvious bloodline and family and link…that link through history,” confides Garcia. “It’s kinda the only family heirloom I have.” Over the last while,
all this playing (or “noodling” as Danny puts it) 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.
There is a warmth in Daniel that takes center stage in these acoustic meditations. From brief, fluid moments like “El Monte” and “How Glad” to the highlonesome “Muchacho,” the songs drift like cumulus clouds over a deep blue skyway.

TRACKLISTING
1. El Monte
2. Silver Plume
3. Paz
4. How Glad
5. Muchacho
6. The Coast 1&2
7. Chico
8. Just Because
9. La Frontera
10. Teresa
11. Velasco