If you were to do another cover album, which record would you choose? And if I was gonna do it, it had to be done then and there. I finished Deafman Glance, and this opportunity came up like immediately after. There’s no calculated lineage between the two. What kind of creative overlap do you see between Deafman Glance and The Lillywhite Sessions ? For that I was saying, “Let’s do Gastr Del Dave.” Most reviews I’ve read say it’s unlistenable, and that’s cool. Which song was the most difficult to interpret in a way you were happy with? Was fun to make shit completely different. The good thing about these covers is that the very idea of doing Dave covers is completely disarming to anyone who knows my tunes. Upon further deconstruction, it just seemed like a fun option. I think something Dinosaur Jr.-def had a slick Chicago indie rock sound to it at first. What was your reference point for that arrangement? I love your take on “ Digging a Ditch,” which doesn’t sound anything like DMB, but also seems pretty removed from your typical sound.
I think they are all fantastic writers and musicians, but their place in pop music history throughout the ‘90s-against things like Nirvana or Pearl Jam or whatever-could definitely split his perception into the “soft” camp. The only way to make it more absurd is to get Steve Lillywhite to produce my next record, but I don’t think I could afford him. The absurdity of the project got more elevated doing strictly B-sides. Would have been too easy to play the hits. Why The Lillywhite Sessions, and not Under the Table and Dreaming or Stand Up ?
RYLEY WALKER THE LILLYWHITE SESSIONS FULL
And you decided to make a full covers album of a record that’s the favorite for many diehards. It seems like you’re either a diehard fan or snarky critic.
It’s difficult to have a lukewarm opinion of Dave Matthews Band. I loved them a lot as a 12-14 year old, before I was smitten by Drop D guitars and weed. Kind of omnipresent in America for a good 13 years there. Ryley Walker: I think anyone else my age just heard them on the radio a shit-ton.
Walker swings by NYC at Baby’s All Right on December 14.ĪdHoc: What was your introduction to Dave Matthews Band? What’s been the extent of your fandom? We talked with Walker over email while he was on tour in Europe to learn whether this latest record was yet another gag, or something closer to a loving tribute. So it should come as no surprise that just six months after dropping the intensely personal Deafman’s Glance, Walker has released The Lillywhite Sessions, a loving, song-by-song reimagining of a lost Dave Matthews Band record. After all, this is the same guy whose review of Leonard Cohen, upon listening to the critically adored songwriter for the first time, was “fuck this guy.”
It’s “smart” music that sometimes delightfully clashes with Walker’s waggish, “I like what I like” persona.
RYLEY WALKER THE LILLYWHITE SESSIONS FREE
With each record, the Chicago artist expands the conventions of his songwriting, experimenting with free jazz, psychedelia, Americana, and fuzzed-out rock. Walker has made his name as a prolific, folk shapeshifter whose prowess on guitar has always been central to his appeal. The Chicago folk musician explains the concept behind his absurd-but-beautiful reworking of The Lillywhite Sessions.įor someone who seems to really relish in being a total goofball online, Ryley Walker approaches music with an endearing sincerity.
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