ryley walker
The Lillywhite Sessions
Dead Oceans
ryley walker leads a trio to cover Dave Matthews’ infamously abandoned 2001 art-rock masterpiece and consequently creates his most varied and explosive record of cosmic proportions.
With a delicate rhythmic latticework and vocals that ask you to lean in, “Busted Stuff” recalls Jim O’ Rourke’s golden Drag City days. Emerging from a wall of distortion, “Diggin’ a Ditch” becomes a power trio wallop à la Dinosaur Jr, shaking off existential malaise like twenty-something pals writing rock songs in the garage. Walker’s “Grace is Gone”, the most faithful take here, is a testament to his unflagging love for the music that helped make him a musician. This is a must for fans of joni Mitchell, john martyn or sun kil moon.
Tracklist
- Busted Stuff
- Grey Street
- Diggin’ A Ditch
- Sweet Up And Down
- JTR
- Big Eyed Fish
- Grace Is Gone
- Captain
- Bartender
- Monkey Man
- Kit Kat Jam
- Raven