Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country has released their vintage country-inspired new track “Better Deal Blues,” from their highly anticipated forthcoming album Horizons (out August 22nd on Retrace Music).
With a classic pedal steel riff kicking it off, “Better Deal Blues” follows the aftermath of a one-sided relationship. Donato’s protagonist finally realizes that he had allowed himself to be emotionally shortchanged as he seeks to regain his pride and dignity. “When I had the right heart in the wrong place, she gave me the best directions, on where to go to find the blues,’” says Donato. “I hope Merle Haggard would be proud of this song.” Listen to “Better Deal Blues” HERE.
Horizons finds the group injecting a bolt of lightning into a wealth of American music with their signature brand of cosmic country and fearless musical explorations. The album is steeped in a foundation of country, rock, bluegrass, funk and so much more. All of the songs were performed live numerous times before entering the studio, which allowed the band to gain a greater vision of the possibilities for recording, and even more importantly, while performing live. Horizons was co-produced by Vance Powell (White Stripes, Arctic Monkeys, Chris Stapleton, Trey Anastasio).
Led by Donato’s vocals and virtuosic guitar playing Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country features Nathan “Sugar Legg” Aronowitz (keyboards/vocals), Will “Mustang” McGee (bass/vocals), and William “Bronco” Clark (drums & percussion).
Horizons is the second LP from Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country containing all original material. The 15-track collection is the follow up to 2023’s Reflector, which received critical acclaim from a wide range of press, including No Depression, Glide Magazine, Magnet Magazine, and more. Donato the subject of features in Rolling Stone, UPROXX, Garden & Gun and Relix. They made their network television debut on CBS Saturday Morning and appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic online series. See more HERE.
Listen to “Better Deal Blues” at your preferred DSPs HERE
Pre-save Horizons HERE
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DANIEL DONATO UPCOMING TOUR DATES
June 21 - Stanley, ID - Sawtooth Valley Gathering
June 26 - Owensboro, KY - ROMP Festival
June 27 - Chicago, IL - Park West
June 28 - Chicago, IL - Park West
July 3 - Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival *
July 4 - Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival
July 6 - King of Prussia, PA - Heuser Park ^
July 8 - Manteo, NC - Roanoke Island Festival Park ^
July 10 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle ^
July 11 - Asheville, NC - Asheville Yards ^
July 12 - Wilmington, NC - BAD Day Music & Arts Festival ^
July 13 - St. Augustine, FL - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre ^
July 15 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverfront Live ^
July 16 - Nashville, IN - Brown County Music Center ^
July 17 - St. Louis, MO - Atomic Pavilion ^
July 18 - Kansas City, MO - Grinders KC ^
July 19 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
July 23 - Salt Lake City, UT - Granary Live ^
July 25 - Bend, OR - Century Center ^
July 26 - Eugene, OR - The Cuthbert Amphitheater ^
July 30 - Basalt, CO - Basalt River Park - Summer Series
July 31 - Steamboat Springs, CO - Howelsen Hill %
August 3 - Del Norte, CO - Rhythms on the Rio
August 8 - Livingston, MT - Pine Creek Lodge
August 9 - Alta, WY - Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival
August 22 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
August 28 - August 31 - Garrettsville, OH - Lotus Summerdance
August 29 - Lexington, KY - Manchester Music Hall
September 4 - Cary, NC - Koka Booth Amphitheatre ^
September 5 - Richmond, VA - Maymont ^
September 6 - Fairport, NY - Perinton Center Park Amphitheater ^
September 7 - Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE ^
September 12 - Las Vegas, NV - Bender Jamboree
September 18–20 - Ardmore, PA - The Ardmore Music Hall
September 21 - Camden, NJ - XPoNential Music Festival
September 23 - Syracuse, NY - The Westcott Theater
September 25 - Saratoga Springs, NY - Putnam Place
September 26 - Hartford, CT - Infinity Music Hall
September 27 - Boston, MA - Royale
September 28 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
September 30 - Norfolk, VA - The Annex
October 2 - Winston-Salem, NC - The Ramkat
October 3 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn
October 4 - Atlanta, GA - Buckhead Theatre
October 11 - Charleston, SC - Riverfront Revival
October 23 - Charlottesville, VA - Ting Pavilion +
October 24 - Asbury Park, NJ - The Stone Pony
October 25 - Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre
October 30 - November 2 - Live Oak, FL - Suwannee Hulaween
October 30 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue
October 31 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom
March 20, 2026 - March 25, 2026 - Miami, FL - Outlaw Country Cruise
^ with Railroad Earth and Yonder Mountain String Band
# with The String Cheese Incident
% with Bonfire Dub
+ support for Old Crow Medicine Show
