Come poet, contemplate the moon, in this timeless moment be timely, awaken the spirit, and sing….

Outfit photo by Colin Medley

Consisting of a single massive song in 12 individual parts, plus pulse quickening overture and truly grand finale, La Luna is an unprecedented artistic achievement by one of contemporary music’s most ambitious and consistently surprising practitioners. Daniel Romano sets his visionary poetry to exuberant tune – it is epic, immaculately and extravagantly arranged, and truly cinematic.

Through close observation the observed is drawn near. Identification becomes possible. A sympathy indistinguishable from grace. Are we not like the moon? the poet might ask. Yes, does ask. In the long song. La Luna is a hymnal or scroll for modern seekers, brought to life by the impeccably skilled Outfit, (Julianna Riolino, Roddy Rosetti, David Nardi, Carson McHone, Ian Romano) with swagger and joy. Transcendently melodic, undeniably classic and shockingly contemporary, La Luna synthesizes teachings from the sacred texts of rock and roll and psychedelic-folk (Beatles, Fairport Convention, even the Stones, Queen…) into a new testament for a new time. It was recorded in a blast of radiant activity at the band’s own Camera Varda studios.

Daniel Romano’s Outfit
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LP/Digital
September 9, 2022
Order the album and read the full album notes here

Announcing the launch of a brand new catalog of archive releases! The You’ve Changed Records Archive Series will present limited edition vinyl pressings of albums that had previously received digital-only releases, with a new catalog numbering beginning at YCA-001. The Archive Series launches with the first two releases from Daniel Romano’s unprecedented run of albums released in 2020 at the onset of the Covid-19 global pandemic: “Visions of The Higher Dream” and “Content To Point The Way”. Both titles will be released on May 20, 2022.

In 2020, Daniel Romano and his increasingly exalted band “The Outfit” were forced home, faced with the cancellation of tours and all live engagements due to public health necessities. Almost immediately, Daniel instigated a near legendary run of new albums, releasing 10 full-length albums in the span of nearly the same number of weeks. Genre-spanning, astoundingly distinct artist achievements of an unprecedented order, these albums were originally released exclusively in digital only formats on Bandcamp. They were direct and immediate missives from one of the most talented, prolific, ambitious, and exciting artists of his generation. We are thrilled to begin releasing these albums now in very special limited-edition vinyl pressings.

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“Visions Of The Higher Dream” is an expression of rich, visionary psychaedelia, powerfully arranged and immaculately performed, and thoroughly beautiful in its scope and in its details. It is as complete a statement, and as fully executed a vision as this famously restless artist has offered: a timeless and timely evocation of the higher dream.

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“Content To Point The Way” offers fans the long-awaited return of the traditional timeless country that Daniel Romano became known for on albums such as Sleep Beneath The Willow, Come Cry With Me, and If I’ve Only One Time Asking, but here elevated by his current group The Outfit, world’s finest purveyors of musical skill and vibe. Stunning wordplay, timeless songwriting, and musical brilliance combine on one of Daniel Romano’s most popular releases.

Pre-order the Archive Series releases in our mailorder shop!

…to be continued…

Epic, eternal, ever-changing: Daniel Romano’s Outfit present “The Motions”.

Featuring Julianna Riolino on the mic. Carson McHone on the horse. The Outfit in full swing. “The Motions” appears on the album “Cobra Poems”.

Cobra Poems LP/CD/Digital arrives in rhyme, September 10th from You’ve Changed Records and Redeye Worldwide Distribution. Direct pre-orders open now. Hearts open forever.

Carry me away.

Listen to them! Children of the night! What music they make!

Born on the bad streets on the banks of the canal, The Outfit wander, doers of deeds, holders of eternal knowledge: every crisis is a stage for courage, bravery and joy are kin to kindness, and every step is a rhyme of epic verse.

Watch the [Official Video] for Nocturne Child from the upcoming opus Cobra Poems, available for pre-order now on LP, CD, and digital formats from Daniel Romano’s Outfit and You’ve Changed Records worldwide.

Cobra Poems
Sept 10. 2021