Richard Buckner - Surrounded

Richard Buckner - SurroundedVinyl LP pressing including digital download. 2013 release from the critically acclaimed singer songwriter. In the time since Our Blood was released and after a few long tours, Richard Buckner attempted to work on writing short stories but found himself drawn back into the music room. The evidence of his time in the writer's chair is clear in the dense, lovely prose of Surrounded. The album's liner notes include text embedded lyrics, a technique

which folded soon after it's release

above all else

The Band's 1983 debut album which features Vivian Campbell on lead guitar (Def Leppard)

) "NYC" features a baseball anecdote and metaphor ("we all pick teams

solidifying his place in the early 2010s underground rap scene

An ode to the long-lost Canal Street junk shops he frequented in the 1970s and '80s

Wynton Kelly

" says Garza

in Union Square

to adding one of our favorite bands Beartooth to this track

and confluence of styles define his debut full-length album

to say the least