Following a number of well received single and EP releases, singer-songwriter and underground folk phenom AMIGO THE DEVIL has released his highly-anticipated debut album, Everything Is Fine, today via Regime Music Group. Everything Is Fine can be ordered now at https://www.shopbenchmark.com/regime/. The album is also available now via digital retailers, major streaming services, and can be streamed via Noisey alongside a write-up about the album here:https://noisey.vice.com/en_us/article/59883b/amigo-the-devil-everything-is-fine-album-stream-listen
"...spine-chilling... Amigo the Devil is a strange, hard-to-define entity that hovers like a slightly vengeful ghost around the peripheries of metal, dark folk, and Americana, claimed by none but with roots in all three." - Noisey
"Amigo The Devil is pushing the boundaries of folk and metal..." - Alternative Press
"Gothic Country Americana here... Guitar and banjo as towering as a barn... Everything Is Fine is more than fine - a catchy gallows-humorous take on Americana sound." - Decibel Magazine
"...an artist packed only with his trusty banjo and a set of pipes that croons of fear and despair in a romantically dark aura I can't stop listening to." - Metal Injection
"Bringing a crazy mash of Dark-Folk, blues, Bluegrass, Outlaw Country, campy and torch songs, Danny drips these styles down through a centrifuge with a moonshine back-of-the-throat-burn finish." - Ghost Cult Mag
A key figure in the U.S. 'murder folk' scene which also includes contemporaries such as The Devil Makes Three and The Dead South, the music of singer-songwriter AMIGO THE DEVIL is a unique blend of folk that also incorporates elements of Southern Gothic, Country and Bluegrass. Initially influenced by the likes of Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Godspeed! You Black Emperor, the artist born as Danny Kiranos has a recognized sound that carries traces of artists such as Americana string band Old Crow Medicine Show and singer-songwriters William Elliott Whitmore and David Eugene Edwards of 16 Horsepower, allied with direct, often morbid lyrics shot through with a dark sense of humor.
Produced by Ross Robinson - renowned for his work with major league hard rock/metal acts such as Korn, Slipknot, At The Drive In and Glassjaw - Everything Is Fine also features drummer Brad Wilk (Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave, Prophets of Rage) sitting in on the entire recording session. The album was recorded at Valentine Studios, a time capsule untouched since the 70's with all the original gear and atmosphere. Everything Is Fine was recorded, mixed and mastered to tape to capture an absolute and pure brutal honesty.
"Ross Robinson allowed me to become and guided me towards being the best vessel I could be to filter these stories through," says AMIGO THE DEVIL. "We sat there and accepted what wanted to come through, what wanted to be heard. It was the first process of recording that ever made complete sense with absolutely no filter or veil to compensate for the sounds. It was absolute and pure brutal honesty, what I've been trying to achieve since the start of this thing. Brad Wilk added his pulse to it and it felt like together we had given life to these stories that otherwise are sounds and lyrics filling space. Everyone involved dove head first into a pool without water for this one and I'm unbelievably grateful to be in there with them."
Despite being armed with only his vocals and a banjo/acoustic guitar, AMIGO THE DEVIL's live show is worlds away from what people expect of a traditional folk show. Loaded with sing-alongs and an unsuspecting dose of humor to make otherwise grim topics accessible for fans of every genre, the songs remain deeply rooted in the tradition of story-telling that seems to be slipping away from the human condition.
AMIGO THE DEVIL is currently on a national tour with Harley Poe in support of the new record. With the majority of these shows sold-out or nearing capacity, this tour is shaping up to be one of the hottest tickets this fall and a must-see show! Check out tour dates here or see below.
AMIGO THE DEVIL Remaining Tour Dates:
North America:
10/19 - Dallas, TX @ Three Links
10/20 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk SOLD OUT
10/22 - Mesa, AZ @ The Nile Theater
10/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
10/24 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick
10/25 - Tustin, CA @ Marty's on Newport
10/26 - San Francisco, CA @ Three Parkside SOLD OUT
10/27 - Los Osos, CA @ Sweet Springs Saloon
10/28 - Las Vegas, NV @ Beauty Bar
10/30 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater SOLD OUT
10/31 - Denver, CO @ Marquis Theater SOLD OUT
11/1 - Kansas City, MO @ The Riot Room
11/2 - Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
11/3 - Hamtramck, MI @ The Sanctuary
11/4 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
11/5 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Pete's Concert Venue
11/7 - Millvale, PA @ The Funhouse at Mr. Small's SOLD OUT
11/8 - Rochester, NY @ Flour City Station
11/9 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
11/10 - Brooklyn, NY @ Saint Vitus
11/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie SOLD OUT
11/13 - Baltimore, MD @ Metro Gallery
11/14 - Richmond, VA @ Strange Matter
11/15 - Nashville, TN @ The High Watt
11/16 - Asheville, NC @ The Mothlight
11/17 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade - Purgatory
11/18 - Orlando, FL @ Soundbar SOLD OUT
Europe:
12/04 - Paris - La Boule Noire
12/05 - Amsterdam - Melkweg
12/07 - London - Borderline
12/08 - Nottingham - Bodega
12/09 - Newcastle - Think Tank
12/11 - Glasgow - Stereo
12/12 - Manchester - Deaf Institute
12/13 - Bristol - Thekla
12/14 - London - Oslo
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