{"product_id":"ryley-walker-golden-sings-that-have-been-sung-cd","title":"Ryley Walker - Golden Sings That Have Been Sung (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe preceding years have been extraordinary for Ryley Walker. In March, his second album, Primrose Green, emerged to critical hosannas from the likes of NPR, Village Voice, Uncut, and Mojo - in the process, earning admiration of musicians who had chalked up no shortage of turntable miles in Walker's life. Robert Plant declared himself a fan - as did double-bass legend Danny Thompson, with whom Ryley would later embark on a British tour. A sprawling tour of the USA around Primrose Green presented a perfect chance to workshop ideas for what would eventually become his third studio album, Golden Sings That Have Been Sung. On the album, \"\"The Roundabout\"\" represents a symbolic return to Chicago, while other songs are directly wedded to Ryley's actual return there. Perhaps more than any other song on the record, the somnambulant sun-dappled intimacies of opening track \"\"The Halfwit In Me\"\" most audibly bear the imprint of Ryley's improvisational sessions with Wilco multi-instrumentalist, Chicagoan and producer Leroy Bach, while \"\"Funny Thing She Said\"\" is an unflinching study of separation set to a shimmeringly supple ensemble performance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Highway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51597167526183,"sku":"656605142128","price":7.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/0640\/5927\/files\/3249907-2609806.jpg?v=1783430854","url":"https:\/\/www.corkyscoffee.com\/products\/ryley-walker-golden-sings-that-have-been-sung-cd","provider":"Corkys Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}