Daniel Johnston

Listen to new songs by Drake, Built to Spill, Ulcerate, DOA, Silverstein/Princess Nokia, BOAT, and more.

Built to Spill served as the late Daniel Johnston’s backing band in Portland and Vancouver during his 2017 final tour, and the album is based on rehearsals from those shows.

Plus: Daniel Johnston & Jad Fair’s 1990 album It’s Spooky is getting reissued on vinyl.

Nick Cave is currently in the midst of the North American leg of his ”Conversations With” Q&A Tour, and in addition to answering questions, he’s also been performing songs, including a Daniel Johnston cover.

The Flaming Lips played ‘Yoshimi’ in full and covered Daniel Johnston, blink-182 played ‘Enema of the State’ in full, and we also caught Hot Water Music, Violent Femmes, Anti-Flag, and more…

The National worked Johnston’s song ”Devil Town” into their own ”Not in Kansas.”

Tributes have been pouring in since the very sad news broke that gifted songwriter and cult artist Daniel Johnston died.

Very sad news: beloved outsider artist musician Daniel Johnston has died. He was 58.

Plus: Pixies, Worriers, Daniel Johnston tribute Hi How Are You Day, Daughters, Kodie Shane, and more tour and show news.

The playlist includes Aretha Franklin, Can, Paul Simon, Adrianne Lenker, Damien Jurado, Feist, Big Red Machine, James Blake, Sylvan Esso, Sufjan Stevens, The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and more.