Jesse Daniel is the Son of the San Lorenzo on New Album Out Today via Lightning Rod Records
Touring Europe This Summer
“…one of the premiere traditional country artists in the genre.” – Whiskey Riff
“…one of the best-kept secrets of neo-traditional country for many years.” – Country Central
June 6, 2025 – Today, rising country artist Jesse Daniel releases his new album Son of the San Lorenzo via Lightning Rod Records. Recorded live to tape at The Bomb Shelter in Nashville and featuring a collaboration with Charles Wesley Godwin, the 11-song collection offers up a candid accounting of Daniel’s remarkable journey, from his early years hitchhiking in the shadow of the Santa Cruz Mountains to his tumultuous adolescence and battles with addiction, to the people, and music, that ultimately saved his life.
This summer, Daniel will traverse across continents with shows in Brazil, a tour through Europe, a West Coast run and his debut headline show at the legendary Texas institution Billy Bob’s. He’ll then make his way down to Nashville for AmericanaFest, and in October, will tour through Australia. Find a full list of tour dates below or visit his website.
Listen to Son of the San Lorenzo
“I wrote, arranged and produced this record myself,” shares Daniel. “I also took on much of the sonic direction, including percussion, rhythm and lead guitar, harmonies and more, which I think is a really important piece of the puzzle given how personal these songs are. I felt like I was finally ready to stop running and face things head on with this record. I felt like I’d matured enough to go deeper than I ever had before, to try and understand how I get here and where I’m headed.”
Daniel shared a series of pre-release singles including the nostalgic ‘Mountain Home’, which Wide Open Country lauded as “a warm and relaxing song that paints a beautifully vivid picture.” It followed the heartfelt reflection ‘Time Well Spent For A Man’ (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin) that earned a rave 9.1 review from Country Central who called it “beautiful” and the hopeful and soulful first single ‘My Time Is Gonna Come’, which garnered praise from American Songwriter, Whiskey Riff, Holler, All Country News and more.
Taking shape while he was on the road last year, the album expands on his sound in a way that wears its influences on its sleeve, from the California country of the Eagles and the Flying Burrito Brothers to classic rock like Led Zeppelin and the Allman Brothers. In addition to the Charles Wesley Godwin feature, it includes instrumentation from Charlie McCoy, Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboardist Peter Keys and SteelDrivers banjo player Richard Bailey.
Last year marked a turning point for Daniel’s career, beginning with creating the theme song to comedian Dusty Slay’s Netflix special Workin’ Man that was released in January. He then released his critically-acclaimed album Countin’ The Miles which garnered praise from Billboard, Texas Monthly, Cowboys & Indians, Bandcamp, BrooklynVegan, Whiskey Riff, No Depression, Holler and many more. The album went on to debut in the top 30 on the Americana Radio Chart and led to a tour supporting Godwin. To close out the year, he released a duo of collaborative singles with Benjamin Tod which was followed by a co-headline tour.
Son of the San Lorenzo tracklist:
1) Child Is Born
2) Son of the San Lorenzo
3) He
4) The Ballad of Love Creek
5) One’s Too Many (And A Thousand Ain’t Enough)
6) Jodi
7) Mountain Home
8) Time Well Spent For A Man (feat. Charles Wesley Godwin)
9) Crankster
10) My Time Is Gonna Come
11) The End
Tour Dates:
June 21 – Itajaí, Brazil @ The Ranch Truck
June 26 – Fort Worth, TX @ Billy Bob’s
June 27 – New Braunfels, TX @ Gruene Hall
July 6 – London, UK @ Oslo Hackney
July 8 – Hamburg, Germany @ Nochtspeicher
July 9 – Groningen, Netherlands @ De Oosterpoort
July 10 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ TivoliVredenburg
July 11 – Lille, Belgium @ Sjock Festival 2025
July 12 – Breim, Norway @ Stiftinga Norsk Country Treff
July 14 – Gothenburg, Sweden @ Tradgarn
July 16 – Köln, Germany @ Die Kantine
July 17 – Lichtenvoorde, Netherlands @ Zwarte Cross 2025
July 18 – Eging Am See, Germany @ Pullman City Western Town
July 19 – Rüti, Switzerland @ Marty Stables AG
July 20 – Balzers, Liechtenstein @ Burg Gutenberg
Aug 22 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Aug 23 – Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios
Aug 24 – Bend, OR @ Domino Room
Aug 27 – Chico, CA @ Sierra Nevada Big Room
Aug 28 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
Aug 29 – Venice, CA @ The Venice West
Aug 30 – Costa Mesa, CA @ The Wayfarer
Oct 10 – Rockhampton, Australia @ Great Western Hotel
Oct 11 – Mareeba, Australia @ Mareeba Rodeo
Oct 12 – Mareeba, Australia @ Mareeba Rodeo
Oct 15 – Petrie Terrace, Australia @ Lefty’s Old Time Music Hall
Oct 16 – Cronulla, Australia @ Brass Monkey
Oct 17 – Paddington, Australia @ Paddo RSL
Oct 18 – Archies Creek, Australia @ The Archies Creek Hotel
Oct 19 – Brunswick, Australia @ Brunswick Ballroom
Oct 24 – Fremantle, Australia @ Honky Tonk Blues
Oct 25 – Boyup Brook, Australia @ Harvey Dickson’s Country Music Centre
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