Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country presented by Deep Cut and Thalia Hall

There are a lot of musical influences and sources that Daniel Donato has drawn on during his career and that inform his latest album, Horizon (Retrace Music), his second all-original album. But within those, Donato has carved out a unique and individualized spot for himself, one that speaks to the deep American music heritage that inspires him and that hes pushing towards the future with inspired, intentional vigor.He calls it Cosmic Country, a moniker thats both self-descriptive and a statement of purpose. Its an organic rock band aesthetic with plenty of roadhouse twang; a showcase for Donatos instrumental virtuosity and facility for melodically infectious songcraft. Bridging Nashville and the Great West, Kentucky and mid-60s northern California, tie-dye and plaid, its a world of his own, and a wide world of musical adventure at that.While growing up in Nashville his his father, who turned his young son on to music of all genres, suggested the fledgling and industriously minded (even