Chris Eckman formed Walkabouts in Seattle thirty years ago, a pioneer of the Alternative Country movement. Walkabouts’ low-profile melancholia mirrors their sometime collaborators, Nottingham’s Tindersticks, but Eckman’s solo debut offers an even starker sound, inspired by empty Oregon landscapes, and recorded clean and cold in a vast orchestra studio in Prague. The eleven minute Rock Springs leans lyrically on a Richard Ford story of the same name, and is a low, slow-burning thrum through Americana’s darkest corners.
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Brighton Argus
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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World Without End, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Stuart, Chortle
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Bosco239, youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk