Musicians who made some of NPR Music's favorite songs of 2021 (so far) include (left to right) Silk Sonic, Cico P, Seinabo Sey, Petal Supply and Amber Mark. Courtesy of artists hide caption
Ryley Walker
Be it prog-rock, free jazz, musique concrète, Krautrock, deranged punk or psych-rock, the experimental music found on the Nurse With Wound List from 1979 could split open a third eye. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ryley Walker in the World Cafe studio. Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption
Nashville Sessions: Ryley Walker
Dinosaur Jr's Give a Glimpse of What Yer Not comes out this August. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
A still from Ryley Walker's video for "The Roundabout." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Songs We Love: Ryley Walker, 'The Roundabout'
Ryley Walker performs live at the Woods Stage at the 2015 Pickathon festival. Bruce Ely/Pickathon hide caption
Ryley Walker's new album, Primrose Green, comes out March 31. Dusdin Condren/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Ryley Walker On World Cafe
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