DON DiLEGO

Magnificent Ram A Sortie le 15 Juillet 2016

One Little Indian / A+LSO / SONY

« Drive Like Pirates could well be your new favourite song of the week ». Chris Hawkins, BBC 6 « Fully convincing country- folk. » New York Daily News “A record that hangs together like a star spangled cosmic nudie suit. This is country ‘cool’.” Americana UK

Magnificent Ram A, the forthcoming album from Don DiLego, saw its roots form in Portland, OR with producer/engineer Gregg Williams (Blitzen Trapper, Dandy Warhols, The Decemberists), and wind its way back East to the wooded Pennsylvania retreat that is Velvet Elk Studios. Many of those original sessions found their way onto his last album, 2012’s Western & Atlantic, which won an Independent Music Award for “Best Roots/Alt Country Album.” The remnants of those original sessions form the foundation of a project he’s long thought about…a collection of click-track free analog recordings that embrace their imperfections and happy accidents.

On the heels of producing the recent releases from Jesse Malin (New York Before the War, Outsiders) and Hollis Brown (Loaded, 3 Shots), Don set aim at finishing the album that’s never been far from his mind. An album that would be, perhaps, less meticulous in process than his critically acclaimed Photographs of 1971. From the thunderous drone of the opening track “Karma King,” to the more intimate and personal one-take vision of “Idiot Heart,” it’s his most ambitious set of recordings to date.

Irregularly making solo records since 2001, Don’s 2012 EP Western & Atlantic, won Best Roots/Alt Country EP at the American Independent Music Awards, and those album sessions suggested the approach to the new project Don has long had in mind, a collection of click-track free analog recordings that embrace their imperfections and happy accidents.

Accomplishments & Awards: * Winner- IMA 2013 Roots/Alt-Country/Americana Album of the Year
* IMA 2007 Finalist Best Pop/Rock Album for “Photographs of 1971”
* Winner -Best International Song for “Falling Into Space” Australian Songwriting Association
* 2x International Songwriting Competition Finalist
* Performances at Bonnaroo, Atlantis Showcase, CMJ, Light of Day UK & US
* World Cafe Featured Artist
* NPR All Songs Considered Feature
*Feature Film Score Composer “Ranchero”
*Songs used for HBO, NBC, Victoria Secret, Mastercard & more *