Ryley Walker shares first single from "weird and far-out" album Deafman Glance

The new album, produced by Walker and LeRoy Bach, was mostly recorded at Minbal Studios (now JAMDEK) in Chicago. The LP involves a large cast of collaborators, including Cooper Crain (synths, mixing), Brian J. Sulpizio (electric guitar), Bill Mackay (electric guitar), co-producer Bach (keys, piano, and electric guitar), Andrew Scott Young (double-bass, bass guitar), Matt Lux (bass guitar), Mikel Avery (drums), Quin Kirchner (drums), Nate Lepine (flute, sax).

As well as the track and LP details, Walker has shared a statement about the album, which follows 2016's Golden Sings That Have Been Sung:

"I think more than anything the thing to take away from this record is that I appreciate what improv and jamming and that outlook on music has done for me, but I wanted rigid structure for these songs. I don’t want to expand upon them live. There’s a looseness to some of the songs I guess, but I didn’t want to rely on just hanging out on one note.

"I was under a lot of stress because I was trying to make an anti-folk record and I was having trouble doing it. I wanted to make something deep-fried and more me-sounding. I didn’t want to be jammy acoustic guy anymore. I just wanted to make something weird and far-out that came from the heart finally. I was always trying to make something like this I guess, trying to catch up with my imagination. And I think I succeeded in that way - it’s got some weird instrumentation on there, and some surreal far-out words. And it’s more Chicago-y sounding. Chicago sounds like a train constantly coming towards you but never arriving. That’s the sound I hear, all the time, ringing in my ears."

Tracklist:

1. In Castle Dome
2. 22 Days
3. Accommodations
4. Can’t Ask Why
5. Opposite Middle
6. Telluride Speed
7. Expired
8. Rocks On Rainbow
9. Spoil With The Rest