Sam Wilkes - Wilkes - VINYL LP

Los Angeles-based artist Sam Wilkes is known for his genre-defying solo work and collaborations in the experimental and jazz community. His debut for Psychic Hotline, InchI Know I'm Not WrongInch b/w InchLearning to Fly,Inch is part of the tag's ongoing Singles Series.Stepping away from his bass guitar, Wilkes explores new territory on a borrowed Fender Stratocaster, lent to him by longtime friend Brian Robert Jones (Paramore, Vampire Weekend).On the very night he brought the guitar home, Wilkes recorded a live, loop-based version of Tom Petty's InchLearning to FlyInch in a single take, later layering in bass and background vocals. The whole thing started as an experiment; more about exploring an instrument than making a record.A few weeks later on his last night with the Strat, Wilkes recorded what would become the A-Side his reimagining of Fleetwood Mac's InchI Know I'm Not Wrong.InchInchI just wanted to document what was happening without any other intention. Half of my time on bass is spent trying to make it sound not like a bass, so actually getting to play a different instrument felt incredibly liberating,Inch says Wilkes.Both arrangements are intuitive and spontaneous. Captured without pretense, the result is a pair of understated songs, perfect for a summer drive.

A musical career is a living, breathing thing - a sonic moodboard of passions and influences that goes wherever the muse takes it. For Kris Barras Band, formed in 2015 and led by MMA fighter-turned-musician Kris Barras, that muse has guided them from blues beginnings to a hard rock renaissance. It continues to be one hell of a ride, having reached number 5 in the Official UK Album Chart and number 1 in the Rock & Metal Album Chart with 2024's 'Halo Effect'.That fascinating evolution continues on their forthcoming sixth album, 'Monsters We Made', with a sound that continues to suit the scale of the legendary venues they've played, including Wembley Arena and the Royal Albert Hall, while drawing comparisons with the likes Black Stone Cherry and Shinedown - which suits Kris just fine. InchWe wanted big singalongs, big riffs, big solos,Inch the band's leader says of their creative ethos this time around. InchThe kind of hard rock music that belongs in arenas - dense, complex and able to energise the biggest crowds.Inch Such ambitions are easier said than done, but with the band's guitarist/keyboardist Josiah Manning on production duties, it's a task the Devon band - completed by bassist Frazer Kerslake and drummer Billy Hammett - have been equal to. For evidence, you need only listen to the colossal opening title track, which tackles the idea of being your own worst enemy and features what Kris rightly considers Inchone of the best choruses I've ever writtenInch; or the epic ballad, InchOthersideInch, which plucks at heartstrings and orchestral strings alike.InchI'd like to think this record could unite our older and newer fans,Inch says Kris of 'Monsters We Made', a record that will appeal to blues fans thanks to it's contrasts between light and dark, as well as rock fans wanting to bang their heads.

Sam Wilkes - One Theme Subsequent Improvisation [VINYL LP] date 10/22/2021