Chicago singer-songwriter Ryley Walker creates an eclectic blend of folk, jazz, psychedelia and rock on his new album, Primrose Green. The sound is such a throwback to late ’60s, early ’70s, that you’d swear you just discovered some long-lost relic from decades past.
Primrose Green is released Tuesday. Walker plays a hometown show at Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park Monday.
One of Primrose Green’s highlights for me is the song, Sweet Satisfaction, which reminds me of Van Morrison’s watershed album Astral Weeks.
Here’s a KEXP radio performance featuring Walker last year.
All the Young Punks 