Best known for his seminal production work with such artists as Brian Eno, U2, Bob Dylan, Sinéad O’Connor, and Emmylou Harris, as well as his film score for 1996’s Sling Blade, Daniel Lanois has also explored a variety of musical […]
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Cosmic American Music is hard to define, and often easier to define by what it’s not. Michael Grimshaw in his essay “Redneck Religion and Shitkickin’ Saviours? Gram Parsons, Theology and Country Music” writes: “Parsons’ mission was the creation of a new way forward, […]
Most of the time, our Friday release day spotlight falls on artists who fit squarely within the scope of stereotypical “American roots music.” This week, we’re lifting up a handful of albums that deliver the unexpected. While North Carolina’s Chatham […]
As a producer, artist, sideman and songwriter, Daniel Lanois has followed a multitiered path. His list of his past associates alone — Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, U2, and Brian Eno among them — speaks to his credence […]
I love this photo! So I’ve been a Daniel Lanois fan for many many years, from his early records to his work with Brian Eno, his production work with Emmylou Harris and Bob Dylan, and his solo works. So here […]
“I would walk all the way from Boulder to Birmingham/If I thought I could see, I could see your face.” – Emmylou Harris The year 1975 is notable for many things, including significant albums by Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, […]
“Forest City” is the sprawling, moody closing track of Daniel Lanois’ late-2014 album Flesh & Machine. It opens slowly and quietly, a solid wall of sound building from nothingness over the first couple of minutes. The occasional flicker of sound from another source is […]
Daniel Lanois came to the Crocodile in Seattle, WA performing an amazing sonic experience. Incredible!
Put the western strains of a steel guitar in the midst of an ambient soundscape inspired by Brian Eno and you might have the soundtrack to a Cormac McCarthy novel. If you had to categorize this selection of spare and […]
Even as a man who, in the past two decades, has produced arguably more landmark records than anyone since Phil Spector, Daniel Lanois is still clearly questioning himself as an artist in his own right. Of course, the sonic attributes […]
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