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Avram Brown, professionally known as The Wheel, is a Portland, Oregon-based recording artist and producer. Brown's earliest musical inspiration was his parents 60s- and '70s-heavy record collection. With folk music roots that ran deep, poetry and songwriting came early in life, but soon gave way to a fascination with improvised psychedelic rock, jazz, experimental, devotional and avant-garde music. Combining his melodic vocal-driven song-craft with kaleidoscopic production and guitar textures, The Wheel spins open an interdimensional portal that weaves indie folk-rock into psychedelic dreamscapes on his debut self-titled album releasing in early 2024. The Wheel and Raymond Richards (Local Natives, LCD Soundsystem) co-produced the record, which features contributions from violist/arranger Kyleen King (Brandi Carlile, The Decemberists), recording engineer Larry Crane (Elliot Smith), and the late great Ralph Carney (Tom Waits, The B-52's) on baritone saxophone and bass clarinet. This LP is pressed on blue marble vinyl. Album Tracks 1. 1. Wintered Wanderlust 2. 2. Clearing Ground 3. 3. Crashing Down 4. 4. Coyote Mask 5. 5. Love & Truth 6. 6. River Is Up 7. 7. Speak Like Droning 8. 8. Can't Find You 9. 9. Almuerzo Con Carney 10. 10. Northern Lights
