Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country - Horizons LP
Horizons is the second LP from Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country containing all original material. The 15-track collection is the follow up to 2023's Reflector, which received critical acclaim from a wide range of press, including No Depression, Glide Magazine, Magnet Magazine, and more. Donato the subject of features in Rolling Stone, UPROXX, Garden & Gun and Relix. They made their network television debut on CBS Saturday Morning and appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Horizons showcases the continual evolution of a band with infinite musical possibilities. All of the new material was performed live numerous times before entering the studio, which allowed the band to gain a greater vision of what each song could be when recording, and even more importantly, while performing in front of their passionate fans. Vance Powell (White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Chris Stapleton, Trey Anastasio) returns to co-produce the album following his production work on Reflector.
There is an arc to Horizons that takes the listener on a journey which begins with super-charged roots influenced tracks "Blame the Train" and "Sunshine in the Rain." The tempo slows down at points throughout for melody-rich songs including "Better Deal Blues," "Along the Trail" and the stunning "Another Dimension." A seismic shift takes place soon after the high-octane instrumental "Hangman's Reel" with the funky "Prairie Spin," opening a portal that leads to epic and experimental pieces "Chore" and album closer, "Down Bedford."
Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country features Donato (guitars/lead vocal), Nathan "Sugar Legg" Aronowitz (keyboards/vocals), Will "Mustang" McGee (bass/vocals), and William "Bronco" Clark (drums & percussion).
At its core, Horizons is about finding meaning in the human experience via the open and philosophical Donato. "I wanted the lyrics to be easy to understand, not abstract," he says. "There are many layers to the meanings and you think about it, but it's not rocket science to understand them. Trying to maintain a human sound and faith in what humans can do really inform the actual sonics and production of the record, too."
----
Release date 08.22.2025
