Ryley Walker has released his first music in five years via his new label home, AD 93. Known for blending Americana with prog rock distortion, he lurches towards the latter with his new single "Carrier."

Watch the video here:

Walker says of the single:

"‘Carrier’ is a simple tune. Just digital distortion in PPOOLL/Max/MSP and a pitched-down loop of a failed guitar demo from my phone. Ditched years earlier. Totally broken, but refried and refurbished. I chipped away at it in my apartment downtown NYC after closing shifts at my service-industry gig. Clock- out jams. Great period of exhaustion. Despite how brutal it sounds, it truly felt like the easier, softer way of making a tune. I was thinking of people in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois. Wearing SpongeBob pajama pants to a funeral-type heads. I imagined them screaming behind the wheel of a salvage-title Honda Civic with a lift kit. They inspire me every day. I thought of Loren Connors. Thought of Kevin Drumm. Thought of Caspar Brötzmann. Smoked cigs inside.”

Walker is also setting out on tour this week with Destroyer, then stopping in LA, and back for Big Ears next year. Check those dates below:

09/28 Ithaca, NY @ Hangar Theatre *
09/29 South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground *
09/30 Portland, ME @ SPACE Gallery *
10/22 London, UK @ Cafe OTO
04/01 Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears
04/02 Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears
04/03 Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears
04/04 Knoxville, TN @ Big Ears

* Supporting Destroyer