#1140 – self-titled by Dan Reeder

This album was recommended to me by the Spotify algorithm, in all its glory, which has rarely if ever let me down. It knows me so well. How could I resist the debut album of an artist who is such a DIY guy that he makes all of his instruments himself, including woodwind and brass. I don’t think he’s made his own piano, at least not yet. He also creates all of his album art and even builds some of his studio gear and computers. A true renaissance man, he might be my new artistic hero, assuming the remainder of his catalog is as enjoyable as this album.

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