Amigo The Devil - Born Against LP

To record the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut album, Everything Is Fine, Texas based Dark Americana artist Danny Kiranos aka Amigo The Devil hunkered down at Modern Electric Sound Recorders in Dallas with producer Beau Bedford (also leader of The Texas Gentlemen) to capture the brutal honesty and somber atmosphere that has become a benchmark for his sound. In a time where an apocalypse feels more like reality than a biblical passage, Born Against captures perfectly the beauty and chaos of his experience.

The singer/songwriter discussed the influences and headspace of his latest effort: "Every new record is an opportunity to sit and think about how much has changed in your life and the world around you. It's a new opportunity to bring in both new and old influences. I really wanted to dive into ideas that I'd either been avoiding or ignoring within myself and figure out ways to align them with music I grew up listening to. Influences that may have been set aside in our older recordings, like Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, Taraf de Haïdouks and Demis Roussos... the pulse of Leonard Cohen's stories... the crooning and raw heart of Selda Bagcan... just to name a few. While the record may not sound like these artists directly, I tried to explore their abilities to create these incredible visuals through songs and whether or not it was done successfully. I walked away with a new appreciation and deeper understanding for writing honestly and with purpose."