TW Walsh / mp3

You may know TW Walsh as he officially joined the ranks of Pedro the Lion not too long ago. His scowling mug is often seen smack dab next to David Bazan’s scowling mug in PR shots. But before Pedro and the myriad of side projects, he had a solo career… and a job as a software engineer. He first performed under the name Dirtbike in Massachusetts before his first album, How We Spend Our Days, came out under his own name on Made in Mexico records. He followed this up in 2001 with Blue Laws on Truckstop records. And lastly, in 2002: Pollensongs on My Pal God records.

Walsh’s voice can be compared to Neil Young’s or Jason Molina’s, but there is a sweetness to Walsh’s nasal twang. His early albums featured instrumentation that was often quiet and stripped down, but with layers of subtle textures. With each successive album, he delved deeper into orchestration and distortion while still keeping a very simple feel. Lately he’s been letting his pop sensibilities loose in his numerous collaborations with Pedro the Lion’s David Bazan.

TW Walsh hooked up with Pedro the Lion when he toured with them in 2000. At the time Walsh was the opening act, but Pedro the Lion was his back up band. Things gelled so well, that Bazan and Walsh continued to collaborate. Now they’re collaborating together on Pedro the Lion, Headphones, and The Soft Drugs.

Recommended tracks:

• Old Fashioned Way of Speaking (5.4 MB)
• Gullwatching (4.1 MB)
• All Stops Applied (2.3 MB)
• Pink and Brown (3.1 MB) / Headphones
• Blind Obedience to a Blundering Oracle (10.5 MB) / From Muted Tones - March 2003