A New Way to Pay Old Debts

by Bill Orcutt

A New Way to Pay Old Debts cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 31 August 2009
  • Label: Palilalia
  • Country: United States
  • Community rating: 3.66/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Ending a decade-long musical silence, the former Harry Pussy guitarist returns with a startlingly raw, purely acoustic solo record. Armed with an old acoustic guitar missing two strings, the artist brutally attacks the instrument, delivering jagged, Delta blues-inspired improvisations accompanied by primal, wordless vocal grunts. The unhinged, deeply expressive album became a landmark release for the modern avant-garde and acoustic noise scenes.

Genres

Descriptors: Lo Fi, Acoustic, noisy, lo-fi, improvisation, acoustic, instrumental, distorted, deconstructed, experimental, improvised

Tracklist

  1. Lip Rich
  2. Sad News From Korea
  3. Pocket Underground
  4. Too Late To Fly
  5. My Reckless Parts
  6. Street Peaches
  7. A New Way To Pay Old Debts
  8. Cold Ground

Credits

  • Bill Orcutt - primary artist, guitar [4 string kay], voice

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