A mellow, Christmas-themed tune from me to you this holiday season! May it be merry and bright: happy holidays!

White Elephant

Single

Originally a piano ballad on The Memoirs of a Poolside Romance EP (2015), "Understanding" has been revamped and remastered in a full-band version and is the newest release from Daniel Rylander. 
"'Understanding' is an important song to me because I feel that it embodies the message of not letting our mistakes define who we are as people, but rather learning from them and moving on to become more positive, and more understanding of our situation and the situations of others. This past year was rough for me personally, and I've learned to be more sensitive to the environments around me and not be so quick to pass judgment based on what I think, feel, or see simply because I wouldn't want the same done to me. Our society on a whole is in such critical need of change, and for me, I choose to love and be more understanding in hopes to do what I can to inspire that change. I look forward to beginning 2017 with a fresh outlook, and making 'Understanding' my mantra for this year. All that I can hope to do is encourage you to think for yourself and ask that you remember to treat others as you would want to be treated."
Daniel will be starting in a new direction this year as he begins to implement more of the band [Daniel & the Best Dressed], as well as take a more stylistic approach to his music. He hopes to do more to promote this new brand as well as tour in 2017.

Understanding (single)

Understanding

"Right Now" (Lyrics):

Say what you said to me
That night last when I was sober and you were fading.
I saw through the smoke in your regret,
But I held you like a last cigarette;
Know you'll kill me,
But don't burn out yet...

I'll be what I said I'd be.
I tried not to but I can't help it and you won't stop me.
You always leave when you say you'll leave,
And that's okay, 'cause who's stopping you?
Maybe someday, yeah, I'll know how to

The weather gets colder here every summer,
The winters are longer than the distance between
The flight I could catch from here to California,
And stand in your doorway to see
The light in your eyes will shine a little brighter,
And I could take you in my arms.
I like the way that we move as you show me the room,
I'm coming right now, baby, right now for you
(Right now for you)

Take what you will from me,
And hold tight to what you cling to if it's worth the reaching.
I'll be where I said I'd be;
In that place where I still like to dream.
Yeah, in that place between awake and asleep

Whenever the sun goes down
We can run around this city.
And maybe we'll take some time,
Just you and I,
To find our way through the stars,
And baby this time we'll know,
No matter how far the coast
I'll always come home to you

All music and lyrics written by Daniel Rylander (ASCAP) 
Bass guitar performed by Brian Fackelman 
Additional guitars performed by Wes McCraw 
All other instrumentation and vocal performances by Daniel Rylander 

© 2017 Daniel Rylander 
Recorded by Wes McCraw at Creekside Audio 
Produced by Wes McCraw, Pat LaGuardia, and Daniel Rylander at Creekside Audio 
Mixed and Mastered by Wes McCraw at Creekside Audio 
Digital album artwork and photography by Mitch Jendrisak

Right Now

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