walker sings, later concluding, “always shit-brained when i’m pissed.” longtime fans may wonder, how did we get to this pomp? but “rang dizzy” floats things back to earth with cello-augmented baroque ’n’ roll. the refrain, “i am wise/i am so fried/rang dizzy inside/fuck me...
or is walker deflecting, setting a low bar to relieve some pressure before releasing honest and vulnerable music out into the world? he has blurred that line before . either way, walker’s having the last laugh with deep fried grandeur , which was released on husky pants after multiple ...
but I did spend some time listening to All Kinds of You prior to the show, and found the Chicago-based Walker to have impressive songwriting chops, albeit couched in a well-worn psych-folk style that would have sounded right at home had it been released the same week as albums from the...
Finally, we asked Walker and MacKay if they would provide an exclusive track by track guide to their new opus in the style of classic ’60s liner notes on the back of albums. The Grand Old Trout Walker: I pulled out a book of poetry Bill had around his house with this title. It spo...
Not one for standing still, Walker has also made two albums with jazz drummer Charles Rumback and a live record with Japanese psych-rockers Kikagaku Moyo. “The UK prog-folk records were a bit on the nose,” he says. “I was just getting my start, and wearing my influences really hard...