There’s a sense of abandon to his work that can’t help but grab you he’s feral up there, without anchor. Watching Walker, you get the sense that he’s not even trying to play these songs to please you, but he does anyway. But if I had to pick from among Walker’s post- All Kinds of You material, I think it’s “Summer Dress” that will go down as his signature song, as it begins with its loping guitar line under a vocal turn in which Walker yelps, deploys falsetto, flirts with chaos. ![]() The title track’s single, available on Soundcloud and on other streaming services, is a fine version, but pales when up against Walker’s fierce version on this night, a ten-minute ramble through his mind featuring an elongated intro and a virtuosic guitar playing that mimicked some of the dissociative elements of the alcoholic beverage for which the song is titled. ![]() Once Primrose Green hits shelves, those versions of Walker’s songs might well seem polite by comparison. BrooklynVegan brought him to New York for a Red Bull Sound Select event at Baby’s All Right, and we couldn’t have been happier, having seen Walker last in a similar two-man configuration back in October at Rough Trade. Walker has been touring hard, working out the new material, and consistently wowing audiences. Ryley Walker will be a breakout star this year, and the reason won’t just be his forthcoming album, Primrose Green.
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