Selling Points
1. Sixth and most accessible album to date by Danielson, featuring a star-studded cast of players including Deerhoof, Sufjan Stevens, Sereena

Maneesh, among others.

2. Touring May through September in the USA.

3. Danielson documentary by JL Aronson, DANIELSON: A FAMILY FILM, is premiering across the country starting at SXSW.

4. Three singles for the album are released simultaneously on three different labels (Kill Rock Stars, Anticon, Sounds Familyre) in March.

5. Press being done by Motormouth Media.

What's in a name? After eldest Smith sibling finished his senior art school project and released it in 1995 under the moniker, "Danielson," he

brought his four younger siblings and a few friends from childhood into the mix for the critically-acclaimed, "Tell Another Joke At the Ol' Choppin'

Block," calling the group, "Danielson Famile." This was followed by the back-to-back concept albums, "Alpha" and "Omega," in 1998 and 1999

under the name, "Tri-Danielson." It was a long and confusing study in the three sides of music-making: Famile, Brother, and Ship. The follow-up

release was Danielson Famile's "Fetch the Compass Kids," celebrating family. Then came Br. Danielson's "Brother Is To Son," celebrating per-

sonal identity and community. Now, "Ships" is the resolution. Opening arms wider than ever, Daniel made a long list of artists who have worked

with Danielson over the years and other folks who planned to work together at some point. This list led to working with family, making new friends,

and keeping the old. All joined together - both the well-known (Deerhoof, Sufjan Stevens, Why?) and not as well-known artists (Sereena Maneesh,

Leopulde, Half-handed Cloud) - each bringing his or her own skills and ideas to Daniel's songs and voice, resulting in this crowning achievement.

This massive project has spilled over into an ongoing 7" series of working with the friends for whom there wasn't any more room on the full length.

It has brought Danielson back from whence it came, by returning to the eponymous "Danielson" moniker and reuniting old friends and collabora-

tors. There's no avoiding that what began as a senior thesis project a decade ago has evolved into a musical world so rich with musicality and merry-

making that the first six albums and ten years of touring pomp alone could nourish the most scrutinizing of thrill-seekers. Mythology-hounds have

found in Danielson the full package - tuning into their frequency (whether on headphones or at a party) can be as deeply rewarding in a literary-

visual-musical way as with canonical acts such as Sun Ra, Parliament and David Bowie.

With Danielson, there's no hard distinction between the visuals (costumes and graphics) and the music from this group from suburban Clarksboro,

New Jersey. "One enters your heart through your eyes, one through your ears," says Daniel. In the past they have sported hand-made, old-fashioned

doctors' and nurses' uniforms while performing as a "visual reminder of the healing taking place." Daniel has worn a nine-foot tall, hand-made nine-

fruit tree to "bear the good fruit." And now Danielson will perform live in new hand-made uniforms, still wearing their trademark "hearts-on-

sleeves," with their names on their chests. This new uniform is inspired by the drawings and colors from the "Ships" artwork and the album's inspi-

ration of creative community.

DANIELSON -

SHIPS

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STREET DATE: May 9th , 2006

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Ship The Majestic Suffix • Cast It At The Setting Sail • Bloodbook On The Halfshell •

• Did I Step On Your Trumpet • When It Comes To You I’m Lazy • Two Sitting Ducks •

My Lion Sleeps Tonight • Kids Pushing Kids • Time That Bald Sexton •

He Who Flattened Your Flame Is Getting Torched • Five Stars and TwoThumbs Up

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LABEL: Secretly Canadian
CAT #: SC103
FORMAT: CD / LP
UPC #: 656605010328 CD
UPC#: 656605010311 LP