Scott Walker in Depth

Scott Walker should be heard. There is no one else like him. An American who has been living in Europe since the 1960s, when his group The Walker Brothers rivaled the Beatles for sales and popularity, Walker began creating idiosyncratic solo albums in 1967. Sometimes described as sounding like Sinatra on acid, Walker created surrealistic narratives with startling orchestral accompaniments. He veered off the pop highway and bushwhacked his way to a unique soundscape where a mutated mainstream crooner encounters art song. Occasionally Walker drops out of the music scene, but he has resurfaced a few times during the last 20 years to offer extraordinary albums. On this show we hear a wide range of his work, and featured is his mid-1990s album "Tilt," an exciting, frightening, powerful statement from an utterly unique artist.
Read a profile of Scott Walker, from Rolling Stone magazine.