Little Wings - Explains

Little Wings - ExplainsVinyl LP pressing. 2015 release from eclectic folk artist Kyle Field AKA Little Wings. Kyle is the modern embodiment of the traveling bard and the singing troubadour. His discography is vast and impressive, full of tunes plucked from the lexicon of great American songwriting. On Explains, he crafts melodies so haunting and familiar, it's as if he's not composing them at all. He is tapping into something greater, acting as a vessel for the collective

Their style has been described as "bluegrass instrumentation and spontaneity in the structures of modern classical"[1] as well as "American country-classical chamber music

but crafted as a conscious rebuke of country music's blind allegiance to historical seats of power and repression

which includes Ace

strutting guitar riffs and Roy's warm soothing tones

each song a gem in and of itself

A masterpiece finally published on vinyl

Red Mitchell (bass)

Having asked close friend Bertrand Belin to provide lyrics for three further tracks ("Grande"

and experimental production to create a genre-defying sound

and well over 200

a record that defies the usual standards of debut albums by virtue of it's musical maturity and quality

takes a hard-nosed look at the economic collapse in the U