For Danny Wagner, the past few years have been about learning when to keep moving and when to stop and listen. After years of relentless touring with Greta Van Fleet, time away from the road gave Danny Wagner an opportunity to reconnect with the drums, explore new musical territory, and approach the band’s next chapter with a fresh perspective. The result is Palace for the People, an album shaped by the cultures Wagner and his bandmates encountered around the world, with rhythms, percussion, and textures that push Greta Van Fleet into a new realm. Working alongside producer Mike Elizondo, Wagner embraced a more deliberate approach to his playing, finding new ways to make each beat serve the song while drawing inspiration in everything from global percussion to the raw live energy that has always defined the band. That evolution extends beyond the studio, where Wagner is now reimagining his live […]

November 2026 Issue