![]() Although sound is subjective to the listener, I think they are great. I’m no authority on the topic, but I just think they are fantastic, plus super cheap to collect - everything about them is superior, especially from an overhead cost standpoint. Everybody can do what they want and listen how they want. RW: There was a lot of anti-CD propaganda in the end of the 2000s that sealed their casket (or their jewel case! Ed.). NR: I know you’re a big fan of the humble CD - can you give a brief overview of why this is? I feel like the CD fans are the vinyl fans of twenty years ago or something… It’s still in trial and error mode, though. It’s paid for itself, and I’ve gotten some spare coin to put into the next project, or to pay out royalties to the musicians. RW: I’d say it’s been a minor success, though definitely not a major success. How has Husky Pants fared over the past couple of years? have been able to circumnavigate the pandemic vinyl delays a lot better than the bigger labels. NR: It’s interesting that some smaller, nimbler labels started by musicians with a skeleton crew (if any crew at all) - such as Husky Pants, Wrong Speed Records, Speedy Wunderground, Lost Map etc. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. I love the position I’m in to make whatever, whenever. I also don’t think any bigger label is exactly knocking on my door these days that’s not a gripe, just acceptance of the fact that things change, moments come and go. ![]() ![]() So, that’s why I’m much happier to steer the ship these days. I have zero regrets about that, but I sorta operate at my own speed and am fiercely independent when it comes to any music I make. I’m generally not interested in doing an album every couple years and the press cycle that goes with it. I think I just saw myself drifting away from the indie-rock record cycle. I was given a lot of great opportunities and I’m so proud of that work. They promoted me and constructed a lot of opportunities for me, especially as a younger, more song-focused recording artist. RW: I had a real fruitful and successful run with a few different labels - and I owe much to them. NR: What was the reason behind starting Husky Pants? The music is great and the audiences are generally receptive. I have a lot of gratitude to be performing again. ![]() 2022 has been a very busy year of touring. Norman Records: Hi Ryley, how are things generally with Ryley Walker and Husky Pants? (This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.) Given that Walker has a new EP called ’so certain’ out now, and doubtless has a few more solo releases in the pipeline - seriously, this guy makes a lot of music - we thought it high time we get the lowdown on what makes the Reddit generation’s Nick Drake tick. In addition to new stuff from Mukqs, Luggage, Kikagaku Moyu and Walker himself, Husky Pants is going to be reissuing ‘II’, the incredible 1997 album from post-rock outfit The Sonora Pine. Walker has also applied his Midwestern work ethic to other areas of this ‘biz we call show through starting the record label Husky Pants. From the quietly intense folk-jazz styling of 2015’s ‘Primrose Green’ through the Robbie Basho-esque Appalachian verve of his improvisatory records and on to his stunning recent studio effort ‘Course In Fable’, our man has simply released heaps of great music. As Walker’s career has progressed, we’ve seen his oeuvre develop. He didn’t explode onto the scene - rather, he bided (bod? bad? bed?) his time, consistently releasing records and slowly amassing a solid body of work. Ryley Walker, as far as I’m concerned, has done it right. ![]()
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