ABOUT:

Daniel Folmer is a 23 year old resident of Denton, Texas who was born in Dallas. He plays (or attempts to play) most instruments on his recordings except for live drums. He don't do drums. His songs were recorded by John Congleton of the pAper chAse or by Justin Collins of Burnt Sienna Trio, Michael Briggs, or by his lonesome at home.

Reviews/Interviews:


Daniel Folmer may have come onto the scene in 2006 as a wide-eyed wunderkind, but with 2007's Gloria, and now A Leaf, he's starting to carry himself like a sage observer of the human condition.

- Dave Sims, Dallas Observer
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What is it about Denton that spawns such great lo-fi ballads? A decade after Centro-matic comes Daniel Folmer, another act with a knack for slow, dreamy songs and haunting melodies. The Paper Chase's John Congleton helped produce the CD, but the 21-year-old Mr. Folmer did just about everything else, from singing and playing guitar and keyboards to writing the tunes. And he's not a happy-go-lucky type (sample title: "Sorry for Being So Sorry"), but his wry humor often creeps through.

- Thor Christensen, Dallas Morning News

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Anyway, his lyrics--about weird, one-off love affairs and things that go bump in a graveyard--are a nice counter-balanced to the pretty classically structured pop instrumentation of his tunes. "Robots," off his new A Leaf is a perfect example: It's a fairly quick-paced pop-rock ditty that's put together quite well (well done, Echo Lab-ers) and, oddly enough, is about, well, robots. But robots in love with, so far as I can tell, their own dying technologies.

- Pete Freedman, Dallas Observer

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The Dallas Observer says Denton's Daniel Folmer is "on the precipice of something brilliant," and after spending a few days with his new record Gloria, we tend to agree. Daniel is responsible for basically all of the instrumentation on Gloria, and most of the record was recorded by John Congleton, who has worked with Explosions in the Sky, the Mountain Goats, and produced the Polyphonic Spree's amazing new record, among others. Here is the beautiful and sad album-opener from Gloria, which only scratches the surface of Daniel's knack for crafting plaintive, affecting songs that reward repeat listens with increasingly intense heartache.

- Gorilla vs. Bear

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Throughout Gloria Folmer forsakes the playfully nerdy aspects of Headphones and instead plunges into a mature examination of relationships and rites of passage. "I don't have the fortitude, and you don't have the time," sings Folmer on "Warmth of a Dryer," looking for answers when he knows none are available. With an emphasis on distorted guitar accompaniment, Daniel Folmer is on the precipice of something brilliant.

Review of "Gloria" by Darryl Smyers, Dallas Observer

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So like that wickedly awesomely talented Daniel Folmer just dropped a fresh new disc. I may not know much, but I do know that this kid rocks and from what I’ve heard from the new album, it’s a keeper.

- Review of "A Leaf" by Cindy Chaffin, The Fine Line
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Folmer incorporates elements of Neil Young, David Bowie and even old-school country into his minimalist compositions. Folmer's fragile tenor dances across the skeletal backdrops like a resurrected Nick Drake fronting Yo La Tengo. -

Interview/review of "Wear Headphones" by Darryl Smyers (dallas observer)

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Sure enough, the 22 songs (that's right, 22 songs) on Folmer's Wear Headphones offer a certain matter-of-factness, and many of them feel like a straightforward journal, née diary, entry...if guys really admitted to writing in diaries.

Review of "Wear Headphones" by Merritt Martin, Dallas Observer

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Denton folk singer Daniel Folmer puts it all out there in his lyrics: fear, insecurity, self-deprecation and regret over love gone awry.

Hunter Hauk, Dallas Morning News/Quick


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Yes, he has been in Pitchfork. (link)

No, it was not a review.