Ryley Walker & Charles Rumback - Cannots (2016)

Fellow denizens of Chicago, IL, Rumback (drums, organ) and Walker (acoustic and electric guitar, piano, bells) laid down Cannots during two short sessions, a month apart, overseen by Brian J. Sulpizio. Each player’s schedule was too hectic ahead of these sessions to allow any time to discuss the direction of the record, so what you hear was wholly improvised on the spot.

Ryley Walker’s first show of 2016 was an opening slot for Joanna Newsom at the Sydney Opera House, which also began his inaugural Australian tour. Ten days later he found himself in Glasgow performing at two Bert Jansch tribute shows alongside Robert Plant, Jacqui Mcshee and Archie Fisher. Walker is currently touring the UK as a duo with Danny Thompson (the renowned bass player of Pentangle, Nick Drake and Talk Talk – amongst many others) and will open for Deer Tick once he returns stateside. Cannots will be released by Dead Oceans on Record Store Day 2016. Full list of dates below, including a RSD in-store performance at Chicago’s Permanent Records.