Artist:
Ryley Walker
Genre:
Rock
Total Time:
40:00
Record Label:
Husky Pants Records
Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes
Release Date
April 2, 2021
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Ryley Walker
Genre:
Rock
Total Time:
40:00
Record Label:
Husky Pants Records
Purchasing Links:
CD, MP3, Vinyl, iTunes
Release Date
April 2, 2021
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Product Description: Ryley Walker currently resides in New York City. But his latest LP is a Chicago record in spirit. The masterful Course In Fable, the songwriter's fifth solo effort, draws from the deep well of that city's fertile 1990s scene, when bands like Tortoise, The Sea and Cake and Gastr del Sol were reshaping the underground, mixing and matching indie rock, jazz, prog and beyond. Last October, Ryley went straight to one of the primary architects of the Chicago sound to make the LP. John McEntire, Course In Fable's producer/engineer/ mixer, can rightly be called a legend for his work with Tortoise, Stereolab, The Red Krayola, Jim O'Rourke and countless others over a prolific career that now spans more than three decades. Seeing his name in an album's liners is pretty much a trademark of quality. The result is a rich, immersive affair ― a headphones record if ever there was one. Course In Fable's songs are twisty, labyrinthine things, stuffed full of ideas. But no matter how complex it gets, the album is never overwhelmingly busy. Wiry guitars melt into gorgeous string sections (arranged by Douglas Jenkins of the Portland Cello Project). Tricky time signatures abound but feel as natural as can be. Melodies often drift in unexpected directions but remain downright hummable. Like Walker's beloved Genesis, the pop element is never too far from the surface even when sh*t gets weird. To help put together these various puzzle pieces, Ryley assembled a band made up of several longtime collaborators. Bill MacKay (another Chicago mainstay) and Walker have made two excellent instrumental duo records of interlocking guitars and warm give-and-take ― a rapport very much in evidence throughout Course In Fable. The freakishly talented drummer Ryan Jewell has performed with Walker for years now in a variety of settings, from straightforward song-centric sets to blown-out improv extravaganzas. Bassist Andrew Scott Young (Tiger Hatchery, Health & Beauty) has logged many miles on tour with Walker; he and Jewell are frequently astonishing, a buoyant-but-always-locked-in rhythm section, able to navigate sometimes dizzying turnarounds with apparent ease.
TRACK LIST:
1 .
Striking Down Your Big Premiere [Explicit] (5:04)
2 . Rang Dizzy [Explicit] (4:45)
3 . A Lenticular Slap (7:49)
4 . Axis Bent [Explicit] (4:19)
5 . Clad With Bunk [Explicit] (5:32)
6 . Pond Scum Ocean [Explicit] (7:10)
7 . Shiva With Dustpan [Explicit] (5:38)
2 . Rang Dizzy [Explicit] (4:45)
3 . A Lenticular Slap (7:49)
4 . Axis Bent [Explicit] (4:19)
5 . Clad With Bunk [Explicit] (5:32)
6 . Pond Scum Ocean [Explicit] (7:10)
7 . Shiva With Dustpan [Explicit] (5:38)
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