TBW
American sound artist Tyler Bradley Walker’s music explores the cross-pollination of popular, rock, and concert music.
“Because of the Many.” The album’s bold opening track – featuring longtime collaborator Brian Deck – unfolds like a sonic protest, as moments of minimalism infused with shoegaze and rock are supported by a powerfully incriminating vocal utterance. The track is paired with a surreal, explosive video featuring hand-made puppets, chaos, and all, as Walker reflects on the unraveling of personal and political freedom.
On “Moon Broke Quiet,” Califone legend Tim Rutili delivers an evocative vocal and guitar performance supported by an ethereal and ghostly-like fusion of analog synths and pulsing kick drums. The result is a soundscape that feels both intimate and otherworldly. The accompanying video mirrors the track’s eerie calm, unfolding a wintry cityscape interwoven with the shifting phases of the moon – a hypnotic reflection on time and change.
“In Between the Shadow of Myself,” features vocals by composer Mikel Rouse. The track features an eerily infectious synthetic drum loop, with lyrics loosely inspired by poems that Walker’s father had written during the Vietnam war. Rouse’s vocals bring forth comparisons of John Cale and Bowie's Blackstar, as Walker’s instrumentals and Deck’s drums nod to Thom Yorke’s solo work.”
“Individual and idiosyncractic, disturbing and thrilling, moody and compelling, Nobody Wants To is midway between a sci-fi soundtrack, a fever dream and a nervous breakdown — and unlike anything else you’re likely to hear.”
"A spacious, evocative soundscape which seems to sit at an angle to reality, everything a little stark and surreal and strange. Tim Rutili of Califone fame adds his distinctive vocals, and the result occupies that nocturnal liminal space between waking life and dreams." - Various Small Flames
"['Moon Broke Quiet'] The poetic lyrics are sung in a rich and raw way, delivering an introspective and deeply evocative performance. Tyler Bradley Walker crafts immersive soundscapes that invite repeat listens." - Earmilk
"If your summer is set to be more introspective, and you’re down for some more long-format releases to chew on with a warm cup of tea by your side, then look no further than Tyler Bradley Walker‘s solo project." - Ladygunn
"Walker is ready to soundtrack your quieter summer moments—the ones spent watching stars or untangling thoughts you’ve been avoiding." - Kaltblut Magazine
"the record feels like both a personal catharsis and a collaborative force field of analog warmth." - We Found New Music
“On “Moon Broke Quiet,” there is a ghostly fusion of analog synths and kick drums and the video features “a wintry cityscape interwoven with the shifting phases of the moon – a hypnotic reflection on time and change.” – WildFire Music + News
“There is nothing that can be said here that isn’t said by the music itself. Music and art always come first—the biography and program notes second. The latter doesn’t justify the former and often, by my eye, gets in the way. Listen and move on? Even better, listen and come back for a second time. We prioritize different virtues that give life to the object—the music. Our debate about which virtues are better is subjective. What’s in the music is objective. Today, I prefer the virtues of expression, depth, and imagination both in the music I listen to and in my music. I hope you can find them too; though, I create and satisfy these virtues, for myself. If we try to be honest about our work, it tends to resonate in a more meaningful way. I mean that it’s a better way of caring about what people think without thinking about what people think.”
