
Seth Walker
Are You Open?
Release date:
February 15, 2019
Label: The Royal Potato Family
Are You Open? Seth Walker sings on his transfixing new album of the same title. More than just a question, it s a challenge, an invitation, a dare. To me, being open means being vulnerable and exposed, explains Walker, but that s where the little nuggets of creative gold come from. I never planned an overall concept for this record, but each of these songs seemed to spin out from asking myself that one simple question. Produced by The Wood Brothers' Jano Rix, Are You Open marks Seth Walker's tenth studio recording, and the music is undoubtedly his most inventive, exploring new sounds and textures as he examines what it means to truly be open, both as an artist and more broadly as a human in today's increasingly more complicated world. The songwriting here is bold and infectious, featuring melodies and rhythms drawn from Walker s time spent in Havana and filtered through his split-screen life in New Orleans and Nashville. The result is a melting pot of sounds and perspectives, a soulful brew of roots music from the Americas and beyond. Songs frequently build off of a single chord, shifting in color and tone as they ebb and flow and stack layer upon layer over hypnotic bass lines and percussion grooves. The record features Walker s guitar playing more heavily than ever before, and the new approach suits him well, showcasing a melodic prowess to match his prodigious lyrical gifts. Are You Open? follows 2016 s critically acclaimed Gotta Get Back, a stunning collection that found Walker excavating the roots of his love affair with music by reuniting the family that first sparked his fire as a child. That album traced its origins back to Walker s native North Carolina, where he grew up on a multi-family commune and studied classical violin and cello before ultimately discovering his passion for soul, jazz, blues, and folk. He d go on to deftly mix all those genres and more in his work as a solo artist, organically building up a celebrated two-decade career that s earned him praise everywhere from The Washington Post to NPR, who hailed his hard-driving; songs and sweet tenor, in addition to landing him dates with The Mavericks, The Wood Brothers, Raul Malo, Paul Thorn and Ruthie Foster, among others.
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