TheyвЂ™re witty and self-deprecating, taking what might be interpreted as a sweet love song (вЂњI Will Ask You TwiceвЂќ) and imbuing it with subtle barbs. His lyrics, too, have changed, becoming more idiosyncratic and stream-of-consciousness. Ryley WalkerвЂ™s voice is pushed more to the forefront of Golden Sings That Have Been Sung, and his voice has become stronger and warmer.

A grind of voila slices through-it all seems so improvised and secret, this tale of a relationship that doesnвЂ™t quite work (вЂњSaturday night meant nothinвЂ™/but I know Sunday was trueвЂќ). The spacey, jazzy folk of вЂњFunny Thing She SaidвЂќ has a darkness haunting the edges of the song. The track becomes mesmerizing and jammy (in a good way), feeling new and as if it has always existed and that maybe you should listen to it in the dark forever. The opener, вЂњThe Halfwit In MeвЂќ still bears that pastoral quality that has marked Ryley WalkerвЂ™s previous work, with stunningly lovely playing and a jazzy syncopation in the guitar. Golden Sings That Have Been Sung is often hypnotic. His unbelievable finger-picking is still there, but itвЂ™s come with friends this time. His latest, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung, moves past his love to 1960s and вЂ™70s British folkies (though the occasional field is still dappled in sun) and embraces a more вЂњwhole bandвЂќ approach, throwing in unexpected instrumentation and taking his experimental playing even further.

The Ryley Walker that brought to mind frolicking in sun-dappled fields on his last album, Primrose Green, has vacated those fields. Music Review: Ryley Walker, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung Published on August 19th, 2016 in: Current Faves, Music, Music Reviews, Singer/Songwriters |

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