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- Cosmic guitar virtuoso William Tyler's soundtrack to Kelly Reichardt's film First Cow
- Kelly Reichardt's previous films include Old Joy and Wendy & Lucy. First Cow distributed by A24 Films & lauded by NY Times, Washington Post, Uncut, LA Times, etc
- First Cow released in March just before COVID-19 pandemic, currently on many critics shortlist for a Best Picture nomination at the Oscars
- New, original recordings with contributions from harpist Shelley Burgon (Bjork, Anthony Braxton) & produced by Scott Hirsch (Hiss Golden Messenger)
- “William Tyler turned up at the First Cow edit room with his several guitars, a dulcimer, and long fingernails. He got right to work, picking and strumming—it was all as good as it could be.” -- Kelly Reichardt
- RIYL: Bruce Langhorne's The Hired Hand OST, Ry Cooder's soundtrack work (Paris, Texas, Crossroads), Sandy Bull, Bert Jansch, etc
- "Arrival" named one of Paste's Best Folk Songs of 2020 So Far
- Included in Uncut's Best of 2020 - Halftime Report
- First new release since 2019's Goes West.
- “When Tyler plays guitar, there’s a feeling of hope and forward motion, largely tied to his wildly expressive right hand, which he uses to pluck up bundles of strings like a gardener pulling weeds.” -- Pitchfork