by Andrew Sacher

Canadian singer/songwriter Daniel Romano used to front the band Attack in Black, and around the time of that band's breakup, he formed You've Changed Records with Steve Lambke of the Constantines and released a collaborative album with Julie Doiron (Eric's Trip) and Frederick Squire, who had both collaborated the year prior on Mount Eerie's Lost Wisdom.

Daniel followed that collaboration with his first solo album in 2010, followed by another in 2011, and now he released his newest album, Come Cry With Me, earlier this year. It hearkens back to old timey country and similarly to someone like Caitlin Rose, Daniel really knows how to channel the sadness, heartbreak, and hard times that informed much of country music's rich history. The songs are clearly indebted to old sounds, but they also sound refreshingly new, and are some of the better country ballads to be written in recent times. Julie Doiron also appears again here as part of group of backing vocalists. You can stream the entire album below.

Daniel is on a US tour this spring leading up to his appearance at Bonnaroo. That tour hits NYC on May 21 at Bowery Ballroom, where he'll be opening for Shooter Jennings. East River Bandits are on that bill too and tickets are still available.

All dates are listed, along with song streams, below...

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Frightened Rabbit @ T5, Nov. 2010 (more by Lionel Bergeron)

SXSW has just announced another round of bands for the 2013 edition of the annual music festival that will happen March 12 - 17. This brings the total current number of acts to around 1300. Someome of the highlights include Vampire Weekend, Frightened Rabbit, The Thermals, Black Lips, Camera Obscura, Merchandise, Bleached, Mr. Muthafuckin' eXquire, Eagles of Death Metal, Parenthetical Girls, Indians, Night Beds, IO Echo, KEN Mode, Prince Paul, Pure Bathing Culture, Sepalcure, UK motorik post-punks TOY, Finnish instrumentalists K-X-P, Toronto's Moon King, UK indie rockers Splashh (not Brooklyn Splash with one "h") and loads more. Head to BV Austin for the whole Round 3 list.