Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston is a quick trip in and out of the world of Daniel Johnston. At 35 minutes, it tracks as the shortest of Built to Spill’s long players. The brevity plays well, too ...

Daniel Johnston ‘s songs, usually recorded in spare fashion, have always lent themselves well to interpretation and the upcoming Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston is further ...

There’s been much said about Daniel Johnston. So much said, that his songs and his personality rest somewhere between myth and legend. I’ve heard stories about how he’ll freeze during a ...

Daniel Johnston often explored themes in his music that revolved around love and heartbreak. He had a muse named Laurie Allen who was the focus of many of his love songs, despite the two never ...

On “Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston,” the late artist’s coevals, inspired by their brief tenure backing him during a 2017 tour, revisit his songbook.

Yesterday, Texas singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston passed away at the age of 58 from a heart attack. Johnston's lo-fi, brutally emotive, and often optimistic songs touched many musicians and music ...

An expanded reissue of Daniel Johnston ’s first studio album, 1991’s Artistic Vice, has been announced. The new edition features a second LP’s worth of outtakes, rehearsals, and previously ...

Songs of Pain Was Not in Vain Hearing Daniel Johnston for the first time By Louis Black, Fri., March 11, 2005 ...

Since Daniel Johnston's death less than three weeks ago, musicians who were moved by the former Austinite's music have been testifying to the power of his songs. Glen Hansard performed Johnston's ...

The National paid tribute to late musician Daniel Johnston at a show at the White Oak Music Hall in Houston, Texas by performing a mash-up of their own “I Am Not in Kansas” with his classic ...