“Eliot Wilder: Painting with Sound” (2011)
April 14, 2011…
Eliot Wilder, music critic, author, photographer and a former editor at the Los Angeles Times, is one of the music world’s best-kept secrets these days, and certainly the most prolific songwriter around. He releases albums so often that even someone like former Guided by Voices leader Robert Pollard, who is known for his prodigious output, appears downright lazy in comparison. Wilder writes and records songs, literally, as often as people change their clothes. In about three years he has released more than 50 albums and has posted them on his website for free, though you can donate any amount of money you’d like to help his cause. If you check his site daily, you are sure to find a new song posted, with whole albums appearing every few weeks or so. It can be an intimidating prospect for someone new to his music. The surprising thing, though, is that most of his output is fairly consistent and much of it quite excellent, with only the occasional misstep. His most recent album (his 53rd) is called My Old Familiar and was posted on his site just this week. Don’t be surprised if another album follows by the end of the month. The man has an insatiable desire to make music. Read the rest of this entry »
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