Certainly, that dark atmosphere - dubbed "sad bastard" by Matthews - drew Walker to the record, but his version of The Lillywhite Sessions isn't especially gloomy. Despite Busted Stuff featuring renditions that weren't dramatically different in arrangement, The Lillywhite Sessions retained a cult following because it had a downer vibe unique among DMB albums. Eventually, drummer Carter Beauford instigated the shelving of The Lillywhite Sessions - so dubbed because it, like its three predecessors, was produced by Steve Lillywhite the record was never officially titled - but the group didn't abandon the material, choosing to revive nine of its 12 songs for 2002's Busted Stuff.īy that point, The Lillywhite Sessions became one of the first unreleased albums to leak on the internet, its circulation assisted by DMB fans who were already trading live tapes. Matthews' love of drink isn't hidden - the man owns his own line of wine, Dreaming Tree - but he imbibed a little bit too much during the recording of The Lillywhite Sessions, a move that coincided with a general aimlessness within the ranks after the group vaulted to superstardom. Sobriety isn't a word associated with DMB at the dawn of the 2000s.
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Walker may crack wise on Twitter, but he takes his music seriously, so his version of this shelved 2001 album is very sober indeed. Find his itinerary below.Ryley Walker cultivated a reputation as an internet jester so news that he decided to cover the unreleased Dave Matthews Band album The Lillywhite Sessions initially seemed to be a prank. With so much new music support, Walker has a huge tour schedule set for the rest of the year. (DMB did just score a record-setting seventh consecutive No. The results suggest perhaps Matthews’ songwriting deserves more credit than tastemakers give it. Walker has rearranged the songs in his own jazz-tinged and breathy interpretations alongside frequent collaborators Andrew Scott Young and Ryan Jewell. His version of The Lillywhite Sessions is a “powerful, heartfelt meditation on the twists and turns of an individual’s musical journey across a life of enthusiastic and curious listening,” according to a press release.
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Now, Walker is revisiting the bootleg album with his own unique sensibilities. Many of the songs were later re-recorded for 2002’s Busted Stuff. However, the band and label decided to shelve the songs - Matthews instead wrote Everyday alongside producer Glen Ballard - until they were leaked via Napster as The Lillywhite Sessions. Recorded between 19, the sessions with producer Steve Lillywhite were intended to serve as DMB’s follow-up to their third full-length, Before These Crowded Streets.
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For Chicago experimentalist Ryley Walker, that hidden truth is that one of pop-rock’s most pilloried yet popular superstars, Dave Matthews Band, actually makes up the foundation of his own musical journey. In an attempt to free himself from shame and embrace the validity of his youthful fascination with the group, Walker has announced a full covers album of DMB’s lost 2001 LP, The Lillywhite Sessions.
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No matter how hip we try to appear, we all have some dark corner of our formative years that we try to keep secret from the world.