Daniel Donato

Fusing two distinctly 1970s strands of Americana, Daniel Donato melds the sinewy snap of outlaw country with the psychedelic pulse of the Grateful Dead. A plaintive, empathetic vocalist and a nimble guitarist, Donato hails from Nashville but favors the trippy jams of the West Coast, something that was evident on his 2020 debut A Young Man's Country and its 2023 sequel Reflector. Born in Atlantic City but largely raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Daniel Donato was first drawn to music through Guitar Hero, a video game that turned a six-string into an adventure. Soon, he decided ...