Daniel Romano is an Ontario-based artist, poet, musician and performer of international acclaim. A genre-defying student of musical experimentation and a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, Romano is acutely well versed in the languages of melody, shape, lyric construction and song arrangement.

Apt in its title, ‘Modern Pressure’ will surely prove to be his most explorative endeavour to date. The twelve tracks pick up where 2016’s critically celebrated ‘Mosey’ left off, boldly asking “What age is this? What blooming weight do we carry through these stolen streets?” Written in observational scrutiny beneath the overcast atmosphere of 2016, the record vigorously tackles the present-day heaviness we contain in the jotting bones of our guilty expressions. It pleads for the restoration of empathy and resonance, to fill the empty chamber once again.

The recording phase for ‘Modern Pressure’ took place in a minimalistic cabin in secluded Finnsäs, Sweden over the month of August 2016 (with additional string and horn players being added at Baldwin Street Sound in Toronto, ON in October, 2016). Engineered by long-time collaborator Kenneth Meehan, the fevered pace of work lent itself to the unrestrained and undeviated nature of the songs themselves.

“Romano takes inspiration from classic TV and movie themes to swingin’ ‘60s pop while mixing them with a 21st-century aesthetic and cryptic poetry. It can feel kitschy at times in a way that’s completely devoid of irony. It is instead wholeheartedly praising the ‘bad’ art it’s partly inspired by; giving the sounds a new, forceful weight.” – Noisey / Vice (on ‘Mosey’)

LP includes digital download card.