Danny Golden Shares New Single 'War Fever'

Official Announcement | Published: Feb 25, 2026 12:28 PM EST

(KJPR) Austin-based singer/songwriter Danny Golden released his second single "War Fever," off his upcoming new Indie Americana album, titled "The Big Blue," set to release on June 24, 2026.

Danny Golden is an emerging artist based in Austin, Texas. Golden is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who creates with an adventurous spirit and disarming honesty. His music lives at the intersection of Americana, indie rock, and confessional storytelling.

Golden has recently toured nationally with his band and performed alongside artists including Shakey Graves, David Ramirez, Rob Baird, and Matthew Logan Vasquez (Delta Spirit). His work has been featured in Billboard, NPR Austin, NBC Austin, Under the Radar, mxdwn, and more. Golden's latest single, "Hungry Ghost," has been recognized on Spotify's Indigo and Tidal's Wildflowers playlists.

Danny Golden on "War Fever":
"War Fever" is a meditation on addiction, recovery, and the aftermath of living in survival mode. It takes its title from a foundational recovery text's opening line, "War fever ran high."

Early in my sobriety, I sat in a meeting where those four words were the topic of discussion. Hearing the different images and memories they stirred, and how people saw them as metaphors for their lives in addiction, was a profound moment for me. "War fever" was something they had lived through, and by facing the damage it left behind, they had found freedom, wisdom, and peace. Not just freedom from addiction, but from ego, fear, and the weight of unresolved trauma.

It was an inspiring moment for my own recovery and one that made me want to write. I could hear the guitar riff and chorus immediately, but for months, I struggled to find the verses. Then, after hitting a wall, I had a chance encounter with a Special Forces veteran who shared his journey with PTSD and his road to healing. That conversation unlocked something and showed me how to finish the song.

I am deeply grateful to the people who trusted me with their stories and supported my own recovery. "War Fever" is as much their song as it is mine.