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Ryley Walker (born July 21, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Rockford, Illinois.
Walker began his career in Chicago's independent music scene after moving there in the early 2010s, releasing several cassette extended play and a vinyl EP. In 2014, he released his debut album for the Tompkins Square label, followed by Primrose Green released on Dead Oceans in 2015. Backing musicians Walker employed on Primrose Green include several noted Chicago jazz and experimental musicians, such as Fred Lonberg-Holm.
Also in 2015, Walker released an instrumental album, recorded in collaboration with fellow Chicago musician Bill MacKay, entitled Land of Plenty. It was recorded live during a January 2015 residency at The Whistler nightclub in Chicago. The songs on the album were taken from the last two shows of the residency, on January 25 and 30. MacKay's guitar was recorded on the left channel, and Walker's guitar was recorded on the right channel. Their instruments converge in the center. MacKay played 6-string guitar, requinto, and glass slide, while Walker played 6 & 12-string guitars. The album's sound was described as fingerstyle ballads, psychedelic waltzes, and raga-inspired blues. The duo's second album, Spiderbeetlebee, was released by Drag City in 2017. MacKay performs in Walker's live band, from 2017 or earlier through 2021 and has also played on at least one of Walker's other records.
On August 19, 2016, Walker released his fourth solo album, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung, which was yet another change in his evolving sound. His fifth is Deafman Glance, released in May 2018. Walker released The Lillywhite Sessions, an album of covers of the aforementioned Dave Matthews Band album. In 2021, Walker released Deep Fried Grandeur, a live album with the Tokyo band Kikagaku Moyo, and Course in Fable, his sixth solo album of original music, both on his own Husky Pants Records label.
Walker has, as of 2021, released two albums with Chicago-based jazz drummer . The first, Cannots, was released by Dead Oceans in 2016. In November 2019, the Thrill Jockey released Little Common Twist.
As of 2021, Walker had gotten sober and had moved from New York City to Vermont.
As of 2022, Walker had moved back to New York.
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Categories: Official Website, 1989 Births, Living People, American Folk Guitarists, American Male Guitarists, Psychedelic Folk Musicians, Folk Jazz Musicians, American Indie Rock Musicians, Singer-songwriters From Illinois, Musicians From Rockford, Illinois, Guitarists From Chicago, 21st-century American Male Singers, 21st-century American Singer-songwriters, 21st-century American Guitarists, Dead Oceans Artists, American Male Singer-songwriters
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