Dan Reeder

Oh Boy Records’ longest signed artist besides John Prine, announced the release of Dan Reeder’s newest project, every which way. The 20-song album, written and produced by Reeder himself, and is distributed by Thirty Tigers. “I wanted to make a sort of „anything goes“ record. I think if you don't do that, you risk becoming a parody of yourself.” Marking Reeder’s fifth release on Oh Boy Records, every which way is a milestone album for the folk artist.

Reeder’s recent album, every which way, ranges from the feeling of solitude while aging in “Young at heart”, to the humorous “Born a worm” questioning the process of nature. Reeder croons in his track “Love & Hate”, “Man, you should have seen her face / when she thought I had misplaced / those insurance papers.” Reeder understands the fragility of life and meets it with comedy and stoicism. According to Reeder, “If you take out the bullshit, most songs will be short.”, and that is what Reeder accomplished with every which way.
Reeder’s discography continues to retain a cohesiveness with witty and blunt lyrics, paired with his wispy voice, creating a sound of his own. Coined by the New Yorker’s Ben Greenman as “one of the foremost outsider artists in modern folk”, Reeder is a self-made artist in all forms. From building instruments, creating album artwork, writing, and producing, Reeder can do it himself.

The Nashville-based independent label has released all of Reeder’s records; Dan Reeder (2004), Sweetheart (2005), This New Century (2010), Nobody Wants To Be You (2017), and every which way (2019). Garnering commercial success with his releases, Reeder’s “Work Song” was featured on the Emmy-award winning show Weeds and Showtime’s comedy series SMILF. Although Reeder's success is not limited to music, he’s won several visual art awards, and published an overview of his artwork in Art Pussies Fear This Book (2012). Through his multifaceted artistry, Reeder has accumulated an audience of diverse interests.