Amigo the Devil

Artwork for Amigo the Devil album "Yours Until the War is Over"

Amigo the Devil “Yours Until the War is Over”

February 22, 2024 Peter Thompson 0

By no means an easy listen, this is an unsettling, dark, emotional yet enjoyable offering; it demands your concentration but rewards your effort. Danny Kiranos is professionally known as Amigo the Devil. The son of a […]

Video: Amigo the Devil “The Mechanic”

January 30, 2024 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the latest video from acclaimed singer-songwriter Amigo the Devil (aka Danny Kiranos). ‘The Mechanic’ is a hauntingly beautiful song of love and its impact when it unravels. The end of a relationship, full of hurt, […]

Amigo the Devil announces tour – tickets on sale now

November 12, 2021 Emily Dongray 0

Amigo The Devil (Danny Kiranos) has announced an EU/UK leg to his current tour. The tour, which is already underway in the US, promotes the album which came out earlier this year, ‘Born Against‘. Our team […]

Amigo The Devil “Born Against”

June 3, 2021 Mark Nenadic 0

A highly enjoyable collection of kitschy, melodramatic Gothic Americana. Danny Kiranos (aka Amigo The Devil) hails from Dallas, Texas. This fine record is oozing with dark humour. Waits, Cave and Cohen are stirred in liberally to […]

Video: Amigo The Devil “Another Man’s Grave”

December 22, 2020 Andrew Frolish 0

At once delicate and powerful, this acoustic performance from Amigo The Devil is full of bleak realism and devastating lyricism. The opening lines set a scene that resonates with desperation: “It’s a quarter to two and […]

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Amigo the Devil “Yours Until the War is Over”

Video: Amigo the Devil “The Mechanic”

Amigo the Devil announces tour – tickets on sale now

Amigo The Devil “Born Against”

Video: Amigo The Devil “Another Man’s Grave”

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