Nashville, Tenn. (March 7, 2025) — Acclaimed folk singer-songwriter Daniel Rodriguez today announced the release of his latest album, Harboring Pearls, available August 8 via A Tone Meant Records. With the news of the upcoming album, Rodriguez has given fans a preview with what’s to come with today’s release of “El Dorado,” a song included on the compilation.
On Harboring Pearls, Rodriguez looks at the recording process, and the ultimate unveiling of the record, as taking a leap of creative faith “by jumping off the cliff.”
“There’s something about not being comfortable, knowing my integrity and ethics, knowing my path and where I’m headed — I’m fueled by not choosing to be comfortable,” he said of making Harboring Pearls.
Captured by producer David Baron at his Sun Mountain studio in Woodstock, New York, which is situated atop a ridge amid the ancient Catskill Mountains, Harboring Pearls was co-produced by Wesley Schultz, lead singer for indie-folk juggernaut The Lumineers.
Whether it was personal heartbreak or the seismic shift in his daily life when Rodriguez exited his longtime band, Elephant Revival, Harboring Pearls is a snapshot of a human being simply trying to navigate the choppy waters of existence to the best of his ability.
That internal, more so existential quest of self, of purpose and pursuit, lies at the core of the album. Numbers like of “El Dorado,” “Anything and Everything” and “Graduation” paint vivid pictures of Rodriguez’s journey unfolding in real time.
Alongside the musical talents of Schultz and Baron being stitched into the vibrant, sonic tapestry of Harboring Pearls, Rodriguez also tapped the likes of James Felice and Jesske Hume of The Felice Brothers, who also call Woodstock home.
Whenever the ensemble found themselves in the studio for extended periods of time, they’d simply put their instruments down and head out the door, usually going for a long hike in the snow across the ridge that Sun Mountain sits upon.
In those moments of solitude, Rodriguez’s thoughts would soon hover around growing up in Gales Ferry, those early days as a teenager busking on the sidewalks in foggy coastal towns along the Long Island Sound, usually strumming Dispatch tunes, and how everything he’s ever chased as an artist is now in his hands.
Through a chance meeting at Red Rocks, Rodriguez crossed paths with Wesley Schultz from the Lumineers. The two became fast friends.
“We did a bunch of songwriting in his basement studio in Denver,” Rodriguez says. “There was a lot of vulnerability opening up to Wes, where you really get to know each other when you’re in a small control room, just the two of you writing songs and playing music.”
And what resulted was this steadfast platform of trust and radiance offered by Schultz, one where Rodriguez felt comfortable standing on, the culmination of those sessions being this cultivation of truth and sacrifice the lies within each selection of Harboring Pearls.
“You’re on your own and these are your pearls,” Rodriguez says of this latest batch of tunes. “And you’ve been harboring them for so long. It’s time to pass them out.”
Pre-order Harboring Pearls HERE.
Harboring Pearls Track Listing:
1. El Dorado
2. Graduation
3. Dig A Lover’s Grave
4. Dolores
5. Abilene
6. I’m Going In
7. Russian Belle
8. Good In Them
9. Growing Pains
10. Anything and Everything
Daniel Rodriguez 2025 Tour Dates:
03.08 – Skipper’s Smokehouse – Tampa, FL *
03.09 – Tuffy’s Music Box – Sanford, FL *
03.11 – Intuition Ale Works – Jacksonville, FL *
03.13 – Charleston Pour House – Charleston, SC *
03.14 – The Hunt House – Marietta, GA *
04.16 – Lulu’s Downtown – Colorado Springs, CO ^
04.17 – Swallow Hill Music – Denver, CO ^
04.18 – TACAW – Basalt, CO ^
04.19 – Bluebird Music Festival – Boulder, CO
05.21 – State Room – Salt Lake City, UT
05.22 – Neurolux – Boise, ID
05.24 – Strawberry Music Festival – Grass Valley, CA
05.25 – Hopmonk Tavern – Novato, CA#
05.27 – Moe’s Alley – Santa Cruz, CA
05.28 – Club Car Bar – Templeton, CA
05.29 – Soda Bar – San Diego, CA
05.30 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA
05.31 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
06.20 – Sawtooth Valley Gathering – Stanley, ID
08.08 – Rocky Mountain Folks Festival – Lyons, CO
*w/Fruition, ^w/Steve Poltz, #w/ Bob Schneider
About Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez is a dynamic figure in the Americana psychedelic folk rock scene, crafting songs that resonate with depth, authenticity, and a touch of magic. Originally a founding member and key songwriter for Elephant Revival, he has since established a prolific solo career that transcends the roots of his musical beginnings. Known for penning Elephant Revival classics like “Birds and Stars”, Daniel embarked on a solo journey following the band’s dissolution in 2018. His solo debut, the EP *Your Heart The Stars The Milky Way*, was released in 2019, marking a new chapter in his artistic journey. This was followed by his first full-length album, *Sojourn of a Burning Sun*, in 2020 under BMG Records, earning acclaim for its introspective songwriting and emotional depth.
For more information, visit drodriguezmusic.com.
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