ESSENTIAL SOLO ARTISTS
WILLIS EARL BEAL
One of this generation’s true mavericks, Willis Earl Beal’s new album finds him abandoning the DIY aesthetic of his XL recordings for lush, minimalist symphonies. Survive and Like A Box both feature shuffring beats but the rest of Noctunes captures him crooning soulfully over slow, shimmering synths and meditative, Badalamenti style FX. A revelation.