New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Daniel Link Official Website) Launching his career in Austin,
Texas in the late '90's, Link established himself as a regional favorite among an impressive line-up of Austin's most formidable musicians… sharing the bill with Bob Schneider, Ruthie Foster, Jon Dee Graham, the late Steven Bruton and Sara Hickman. Link's "almost too close for comfort" lyrics paired with his spot on pop rock melodies made him perfect for Austin…not really folk, but somewhere between alternative country and rock…a sophisticated songwriter with an instantly recognizable voice. His following loves him. And critical acclaim for Link's work ranges from The Austin American Statesman: "Link is an accomplished tunesmith", to Billboard: "The humanity displayed here is accessible to anyone who's ever felt left of societies center. And the music is potent enough to work for those who simply want sweet melodies and memorable hooks."
But five years after his 2005 release
Color of Rain, Link and his partner Ralph Lopez relocated to
Santa Fe, New Mexico to care for Lopez's elderly mother. It was in
Santa Fe where Link was discovered by Grammy nominated singer songwriter Vince Bell, who invited
Daniel to be his sideman. After a brief tour with Bell to
Texas headlining at Houston's Anderson Fair, Vince introduced
Daniel to Jono Manson.
"I knew from the very first meeting with Jono that we would work well together"
Daniel says, "we both had an intuition about each other, and pretty much decided to move forward without really knowing very much about each other's music…it was more about the vibe we had together." Once pre-production was underway, it was clear that Link had found the perfect producer in Jono Manson…who's organic approach to recording was well matched with Daniel's most expressive batch of songs to date. "The bulk of the new material was written in
Santa Fe…I'm not one of those songwriters who writes a song every day…I tend to write albums." Link says, "I'd have to say that from a songwriting stand point, there is more of a cohesive thread that runs through this new material...the songs are more directly connected to each other. And the songs are far more personal. In the past, I've written a lot about other people...but there isn't much of that this time...these songs are generally about the situations and emotions that lead up to my leaving Austin to come to
Santa Fe. So there's a lot more "me" in this project...and how I redefined my boundaries and expanded in my personal relationships."
Book of
Shadows will feature guest performances from Vince Bell and Catfish Hodge. The first single Saving
Grace will release May 24th, 2012.
For more information contact
Daniel Link by email at:
[email protected]
Website:https://www.daniellink.com
