The Book of Daniel (album)

During a years-long hiatus from recording music, Swain starred in a digital short for Sesame Street, composed music for an Emmy Award-winning episode of FOX's Bob's Burgers, and performed voiceover work for ESPN.[2] Swain used the money earned from these contributions to continue funding what would become The Book of Daniel. In its original incarnation, originally titled Deliverance, The Book of Daniel largely relied on obscure production library music samples, not unlike Danny!'s first two studio albums And I Love H.E.R.: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and Where Is Danny?.

The subtitle of The Book of Daniel is a reference to the subtitle of Stanley Kubrick's film Dr. Strangelove.

The Book of Daniel is named after the biblical book of the same name, and features twelve songs.

Swain has credited the Beatles' 1967 song "Strawberry Fields Forever" as the album's initial source of that theme (similar to his debut album And I Love H.E.R., another album influenced by a diverse range of musical genres.[3]

In anticipation for the new album, Swain leaked a snippet of "Sweet Virginia" on his Tumblr blog in early November 2015.[4] He also shared instrumental cues on his Instagram page. The Fader premiered its then lead single "Constellations" two weeks prior to The Book of Daniel's original release date of February 29, 2016.[5] The album was not released at that time.

As of 2018, Swain continues to preview new music from The Book of Daniel, primarily through Instagram. On his website he specified a release date of October 31, 2018, and later January 15th, 2019, but the album has yet to be released.[6]

All songs written and produced by Daniel Swain (credited as Danny!).