The late underground singer/songwriter, artist, and phantasmagoric dreamer Daniel Johnston sounded like no one else. In his odd, strangely beautiful songs, he sang with a singular voice about monsters, outcasts, and cosmic love.
This Halloween, Joyful Noise Recordings will release Daniel Johnston In the 20th Century, a cassette boxset featuring 16 early Johnston albums, remastered by Kramer, the legendary indie rock producer and longtime Johnston collaborator.
Additional, this beautiful boxset features a mystery toy from Lunch Lady Studios and Clutter, as well as insightful liner notes from WASTOIDS’ own Marc Masters.
In his 2023, Masters covered Johnston in his essential book, High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape.
Cassettes democratized recording music and opened it up to people who would have been considered outsiders, Johnston chief among them.
Daniel Johnston In the 20th Century is out October 31st, 2025 via Joyful Noise, and High Bias is available wherever you get books!
