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Course In Fable is a clear case of natural evolution, rather than calculated reinvention – and a record that opens a fresh chapter in Walker’s story. 

It’s a short, ineluctably lovely set, light, bright and often dizzyingly joyful, but also thrillingly unpredictable, with complex, jazzy arrangements against which Walker’s phrasing gently pushes and pulls. His lyrics are as poetic, poignant and sometimes droll as they are difficult to parse, although as always, they capture the writer’s experiential instant. It seems that his “now” is less painful than it has been for some time. 

The music sees him drawn back to his formative years in Chicago, reconnecting with its rich underground history and the likes of Gastr Del Sol/Jim O’Rourke, Isotope 217 and Tortoise, whose John McEntire produces.

Tracklist

  • 1.Striking Down Your Big Premiere05:04
  • 2.Rang Dizzy04:45
  • 3.A Lenticular Slap07:49
  • 4.Axis Bent04:19
  • 5.Clad With Bunk05:32
  • 6.Pond Scum Ocean07:09
  • 7.Shiva With Dustpan05:38

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