The great Scott Walker revealed the cover art, tracklist, and background info for his new album over the weekend. Titled Bish Bosch, the follow-up to 2006’s The Drift began taking shape three years ago and is now set for release on December 3rd via 4AD Records. As for Walker’s latest step, today’s announcement emphasizes, “Scott refuses any nostalgia for his earlier achievements.” He seeks to avoid the pitfalls of “so many veteran artists whose career hits a plateau by “refusing the assured standing ovations of the ‘retread your classic album’ scene, and striking out into consistently difficult terrain.” In the 6 years since his last LP, Walker has not only broken new ground in the songwriting department, but he’s found a new sonic palette as well:
If The Drift was a dark place, full of scorching orchestral textures and ominous rumblings, Bish Bosch is a tauter but more colourful experience, with greater emphasis on processed, abrasive guitars, digital keyboards and thick silences.
A few rather unusual instruments made the cut, too, such as ramshorns, an ancient kudu shofar instrument, machetes, and a chisel.
And if that description hasn’t piqued our interest enough (it has), these incredibly song titles (“Corps De Blah”!) should certainly o the trick. Check out the full tracklist below:
Scott Walker Bish Bosch Tracklist
01. “‘See You Don’t Bump His Head'”
02. “Corps De Blah”
03. “Phrasing”
04. “SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)”
05. “Epizootics!”
06. “Dimple”
07. “Tar”
08. “Pilgrim”
09. “The Day The ‘Conducator’ Died”
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