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Danny Rush and the Designated Drivers

by Daniel Folmer

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1.
Medicine 02:07
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2.
District County Court 03:02
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3.
Amelia 02:05
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4.
Count On Jesus 02:55
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5.
20 Karat Ring 05:17
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6.
Top Of The World 02:13
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7.
Crying 03:49
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8.
Ride Alone 02:42
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9.
World So Full Of Love 03:37
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10.
Goodbye Assholes! 02:57
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11.
Pissin 02:39
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REVIEW FROM QUICK:
"Daniel Folmer's tales of heartbreak"
Thursday, November 18, 2010
By Cole Garner Hill / Quick DFW

The road to self-discovery for Denton singer-songwriter Daniel Folmer has been long and snaking. Across six albums released since he was 17 years old, Folmer's music has meticulously documented and analyzed his journey through maturity, speaking in naked, powerful truths.

On his new album, Danny Rush and the Designated Drivers, confessional tales of heartbreak, self-destruction and loss reveal that Folmer's rock bottom might also be his current artistic peak.

The weary songs own their solitude blissfully, brandishing it with pride.

"All I can do is write," Folmer admitted in a recent phone conversation. "There's no woman to medicate my loneliness."

It's the kind of communal catharsis only traditional soul-bearing country (Jerry Jeff Walker, Hank Williams, Gram Parsons) can provide. The style embodies Folmer's themes through quaint, austere arrangements of plaintive acoustic guitar, steel guitar, piano and violin, reasoning it's better to shake out the blues through ragged rock hymns than to wallow in self-pity.

What or who inspired the album? If you're curious, he can give you names. Folmer makes no effort to conceal that romantic struggle was the catalyst for much of his new material, as songs like "Amelia" readily point out.

The album's climax comes in a moment of absolute desperation. On "Cryin," in the midst of a nervous breakdown, Folmer collapses in a pile on the kitchen floor when his lover leaves. Paralyzed with regret, he can only watch as his dreams walk away.

"When you wake up at 4 a.m., and you're still drunk, and you're picking coke out of your nose, that's when you write those songs. I feel naturally inclined to self-destruct."

Folmer decided not to take money into account while recording this time around. He trusted his gut. He knew exactly the sound he wanted. Taking his time at the Echo Lab studio, Folmer recruited Burton Lee (Eleven Hundred Springs) on steel guitar, Sean Kirkpatrick and Bobby Weaver (the Paper Chase) to play piano and bass, respectively, and Grady Don Sandlin (RTB2) and producer Justin Collins on drums. The careful approach paid off; his backing band serenely fleshes out the songs.

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released November 20, 2010

Daniel Folmer - Guitar, Vocals, Organ, Bass
Sean Kirkpatrick - Piano
Robert Bruce Weaver III - Bass
Burton Lee - Pedal Steel
Graydon Sandlin - Drums
Tamara Cauble - Fiddle
Aaron White - Guitar (Track 1)
Daniel Fried - Bass (Track 1)

All songs written by Daniel Folmer,
except "World So Full Of Love" by Roger Miller.

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