Released11th June 2021.

SK says: 'If the thunderous opening chords of Ryley Walker's 'Course in Fable' suggest he's made good on his long-threatened epic prog tribute to Genesis, what follows rather more bears the mark of the guitarist's other great love: Chicago's incestuous and influential post rock scene. Indeed Tortoise's John McEntire is in the producer's chair on an album which blends their jazzy minimalist patterns, the elliptical delivery of Gastr del Sol and the kind of gonzo humour familiar to followers of Walker's Twitter account, while also containing some of the punchiest songs since his freak-folk breakthrough 'Primrose Green'.'

Ryley Walker currently resides in New York City. But his latest LP is a Chicago record in spirit. The masterful Course In Fable, the songwriters fifth solo effort,draws from the deep well of that citys fertile 1990s scene, when bands like Tortoise, The