Donovan Frankenreiter: Test Drive Now

This just in from our esteemed cohort, Books Editor Dave Callanan:

Although his surfing first made me a fan of Donavon Frankenreiter, I've fast become a bigger aficionado of his musical work.  His self-titled debut, Donavon Frankenreiter, is an acoustic collection that pairs nicely with lazy Sunday mornings spent on the couch, while the follow-up Move by Yourself, brings a mellow funk reminiscent of early 1970s Stevie Wonder.  Both are personal favorites, as Move by Yourself spun in the background when we welcomed our son into the world last summer.

His third album, Pass It Along, just came out and is easily his finest to date. Familiar cameos from Ben Harper and G. Love (each a wave-riding musician in his own right) are deftly woven among the exploratory vision of producer Joe Chiccarelli.  The result is a stellar album that proves Donnie is as legit in the studio as he among the waves. 

“On my first record, I didn’t have a direction. I just wanted to make a record,” Frankenreiter explains.  “I feel [Pass it Along] is the best body of work I’ve done. This is where I am now and where I’ve come from.”

Decide for yourself by taking the album for a test drive in either our Music or MP3 stores.

     --Dave