Name: Policy
Brand: Will Butler

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A 50540

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2015-03-10

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Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

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673855054018

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CD 50540

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Artist

Will Butler

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Merge Records

Will Butler is an American musician, born on 6 October 1982 in Texas, USA. He is best known as the brother of <en>Win Butler</en>. With a diverse range of influences and a unique musical style, Will has established himself as a talented artist in his own right.

His music draws inspiration from various genres, including indie rock, alternative, and post-punk. Fans of artists such as EL VY, Wolf Parade, Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and The Walkmen will find themselves drawn to Will's captivating sound.

With his solo work and collaborations with other musicians like Operators and Hamilton Leithauser, Will continues to push boundaries and create music that resonates with audiences worldwide. His contributions to the music industry have earned him critical acclaim and a dedicated fan base.

Will Butler has been a member of the band Arcade Fire for over 10 years. This is his first release under his own name. Policy is American music—in the tradition of the Violent Femmes, The Breeders, The Modern Lovers, Bob Dylan, Smokey Robinson, The Magnetic Fields, Ghostface Killah. And John Lennon (I know, but it counts). Music where the holy fool runs afoul of the casual world. Policy was recorded in one week in Jimi Hendrix's old living room (upstairs at Electric Lady Studios). Jeremy Gara played drums; other musicians contributed woodwinds and backing vocals. Most everything else was played by Will. The song structures are traditional; the arrangements are clean. The music is experimental only in that it attacks consistency as a requirement for sincerity. The songs are angry, loving, joking, tired, honest, idiotic. They clash against each other but also fit and work together—as if a blind watchmaker made a Frankenstein watch that came alive and told extremely accurate time while having conflicting feelings about its creator. No, about creation itself. But then the watch makes friends with a talking rat, and they go on hilarious adventures until it turns out that the rat was dead the whole time. With a really good credits song—I mean, the whole soundtrack is excellent. You should check it out. Yours truly, Memphis Slim Blues Musician

Policy

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