“If Ryley Walker’s last album represented a slightly shy attempt to ditch his finger-picking throwback folkie reputation, occasionally dabbling as it did with jazz chords and non-standard song structures while remaining tied to the balladeering guitarist trope, then ‘Deafman Glance’ is the sound of the Chicagoan taking the plunge: on his fourth album proper, Walker has embraced motorik rhythms (‘Op”
“After several albums of traditional, jazzy folk-rock, the Chicago-based singer-songwriter finds a more instinctive voice.”
“On his new record, Ryley Walker kicks out the jams”
