Billy Wylder

From the front-lines at Standing Rock to the archaic streets of Jerusalem, the Sahel Desert to Carnegie Hall, music has been the source of strength for Billy Wylder. The band features Avi Salloway (<a href="spotify:artist:7s4I6rDvTcdBDKElVbtsAN" data-name="Bombino">Bombino</a>/<a href="spotify:artist:0JLdl7xhBtCNS3tKCy1kIE" data-name="Hey Mama">Hey Mama</a>) joined by an inspired cast of singular artists who have toured across six continents including concerts at Coachella, Newport Folk Festival, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center.

Billy Wylder forge ahead with their new album, &#34;Trying to Get Free,&#34; out August 25, 2023. The music weaves together American folk and rock with sensibilities from the Sahara Desert, exploring new musical space akin to <a href="spotify:artist:1YZEoYFXx4AxVv13OiOPvZ" data-name="Devendra Banhart">Devendra Banhart</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:3vbKDsSS70ZX9D2OcvbZmS" data-name="Beck">Beck</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:2sf2owtFSCvz2MLfxmNdkb" data-name="Tinariwen">Tinariwen</a>. The tracks evoke musical evolutions built on grooves informed by ancient African rhythms, art-rock textures, expansive guitars, violins, synths, and drum machines. Salloway’s lyrics flow with inspiration from mythical songwriting hero <a href="spotify:artist:5l8VQNuIg0turYE1VtM9zV" data-name="Leonard Cohen">Leonard Cohen</a>, while threading together more abstract imagery reminiscent of <a href="spotify:artist:4CvTDPKA6W06DRfBnZKrau" data-name="Thom Yorke">Thom Yorke</a>.

Billy Wylder has toured extensively, performing and collaborating with renowned artists including <a href="spotify:artist:3GBPw9NK25X1Wt2OUvOwY3" data-name="Jack Johnson">Jack Johnson</a>, the <a href="spotify:artist:2S0rCVs10P1Q0v51wmOrM5" data-name="Preservation Hall Jazz Band">Preservation Hall Jazz Band</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7s4I6rDvTcdBDKElVbtsAN" data-name="Bombino">Bombino</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:27aJr79YUyfK5ZrcFxF5u0" data-name="The Low Anthem">The Low Anthem</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:1P9syEkl41IFowWIJN7ZBY" data-name="Pete Seeger">Pete Seeger</a>.


“A sense of mystery and majesty.” –No Depression