Daniel Donato
Reflector
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Reflector follows 2020’s A Young Man’s Country, and perfectly builds on that foundation amping up the psychedelia with swirling guitars, church organs and Telecaster twang. “Lose Your Mind,” the opening track sets the tone perfectly, with its spirited freeform jams and carefree vibe. That tone doesn’t let up until the end. “High Country,” one of the early singles, with its liberal use of pedal steel throughout and impressive snare fills scattered around shows some strong musical experimentation. Speaking to that song, Donato said, “There is a fine line between what is real and what is your imagination, but yet, both inform each other. ‘Hi-Country,’ is a symbol of this strange ever-present duality in life. It is a place that you are en route to physically, yet spiritually, you are already there. Life is but a day’s work, and ‘you got all day to make it true…’ in the Hi-Country.”