Daniel Knox is the man I listen to when I’m feeling blackpilled about human nature and he makes me smile. No one else sounds like him.
He’s like yeah, humans suck. And here’s why that’s funny and here’s why it’s sad. And why it’s still beautiful.
I always get over the doomerism I have for humanity. But if I didn’t, I think I’d be like Daniel Knox. His songwriter persona at any rate.
Daniel Knox – Ghost Song
I quit following his career for years. Just played the hell out of his first two albums Everyman for Himself, Disaster, and lately anything I could find on Spotify.
I’ve checked up on him recently and was happy to see he’s been having a lot of success while my mind was elsewhere.
He’s worked with David Lynch, The Handsome Family (and others I probably should recognize but don’t).
And he continues to make beautiful music. Never heard anything like his songs, yet they sound like American standards that could have been around forever.
Daniel Knox – Hollow
Looked up the lyrics to “Hollow” and Genius says “*The author prefers the lyrics to remain unprinted until all of them have been accurately guessed“. How fun! A puzzle. He’s gonna make us slow down and listen for ourselves.
His backstory alone ought to make him a legend. He taught himself to play piano on a grand piano in a Chicago hotel lobby. He used to be a projectionist at the historic Music Box Theater which gave him access to the theater organ.
Still working my way through the rest of his catalog. I’ll be talking about him again.
Daniel Knox – Blue Car
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