Danny Vera - DNA (Coloured Vinyl) LP

After the overwhelming success of 'Roller Coaster', Danny Vera's musical career took off. The song broke all records, topped all charts and has now been streamed almost 100 million times on Spotify. The Netherlands found solace in the song en masse during the turbulent corona period, which earned Danny Vera the number one position in the Top 2000 of 2020. Twenty years of hard work and patiently working on his way finally paid off with platinum records and a sold-out Ziggo Dome. And all that under his own conditions, without making concessions to the vintage aesthetic.
Anyone who thinks that Danny Vera is now going to rest on his laurels is wrong. Music is in his blood, and that blood will out. American country, blues and rock 'n' roll are in him and come out.
His new album 'DNA' was created in a different way than usual for Vera. “Where I normally spend two to three years on twenty songs, I now wrote them in two months,” he says. “Everything just came out spontaneously.”
The vibe of the album is considerably different from that of his previous record. “I quickly noticed that there was a different atmosphere in the songs, compared to 'The New Now'. It was a bit more authentic, more rock 'n' roll & blues – and that's how the songs had to sound, as authentic as possible.”
In a time when ChatGPT spits out complete lyrics in seconds and all imperfections can be smoothed out in the studio, it was very refreshing for Danny Vera to record everything in one go. “That's how they used to do it and that's why it sounded so good, full of fun. The irregularities are part of it, the imperfections make it perfect.”
In the end, sixteen songs ended up on the new album. Because the songwriter didn't want to be away from his young daughter for too long, he decided to record everything in his base in Middelburg. It became the local theatre, where the theatre season was coming to an end and there was therefore time and space for recordings. “I asked if I could rent it and that was possible.” Once the recording location had been arranged, he had producer Frans Hagenaars come over with a mobile studio and a cartload of old gear was collected, such as vintage microphones and guitars.
'DNA' has become an album on which Danny Vera returns to his birthplace, with songs that have their roots in the American roots music of yesteryear. Without click tracks, autotune or the involvement of a writers camp. Solid songs, ranging from classic Danny Vera ballads to fresh, uptempo rock 'n' roll. An album with rough edges, but above all with rock-solid music.

Tracklist:
1. Beggin' For Trouble
2. If Only
3. Livin' Proof
4. Domino, Rum-Cola, Cohiba
5. Like It Always Was
6. Dna
7. You Stand Beside Me
8. Sugah Rush
9. Pullin' Me Back
10. Firefly
11. Mo Money
12. Switchblade
13. Shadow Light
14. When You're Crying
15. When the Light Shines
16. Away