Danielson | |
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 Danielson at the 2006 Pitchfork Music Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Clarksboro, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Labels | |
| Members | Daniel Smith Andrew Smith David Smith Megan Slaboda Rachel Galloway Elin Smith Christiaan Palladino Melissa Palladino Sufjan Stevens Lenny Smith Lilly Smith Ida Smith Jedidiah Slaboda Elyse O'Grady Paul McGuigan |
| Website | soundsfamilyre |
Danielson is an American rock band from Clarksboro, New Jersey, that plays indie pop gospel music. The group consists of frontman Daniel Smith and a number of various artists with whom he collaborates. Smith has also released solo work as Brother Danielson.
When joined by his family the band is known as Danielson Famile or Danielson Family, whose members have included Smith; his "siblings Andrew, David, Megan, and Rachel; wife Elin; friends Christiaan & Melissa Palladino; [and] daughters Lilly and Ida".[1] Sufjan Stevens has also recorded and performed with the group.
The band is known for Smith's squeaky, falsetto vocals, innovative musical arrangements, and matching uniforms "that act, according to Daniel, as 'visual reminders of the spiritual and emotional healing taking place' within audience members."[2] During some performances Smith has "worn a nine-foot tall, hand-made nine-fruit tree to 'bear the good fruit,'"[3] in reference to the fruit of the Holy Spirit.
- ^ "Br. Danielson - Brother Is To Son". Secretly Canadian. June 2004. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
- ^ "Danielson Famile - Tell Another Joke At The Ol' Choppin' Block". Secretly Canadian. January 22, 2001. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
- ^ "Danielson - Ships". Danielson. February 2006. Retrieved June 29, 2015.