The Willard Grand Conspiracy is less a band than a collective, along the lines of the Mekons or Howe Gelb’s Giant Sand. More than 30 musicians can lay claim to being members; recordings and performances include whoever’s available. Eleven members […]
It’s now been five years and a pair of remarkable albums since Paul Austin and Robert Fisher road-tested their home studio and spawned Willard Grant Conspiracy. Following the duo’s particularly non-formulaic equation from its first two releases, the cast of […]
What began two years ago as friends giving a new home studio a trial by fire has blossomed into a genuine musical phenomenon. Flying Low, the sophomore album from Boston’s Willard Grant Conspiracy, is a marvel of depth and atmosphere […]
Simplicity is ravishing. Here’s a record that has no liner notes except the statement, “Anyone who tells you they played on this, probably did.” The songs are not listed anywhere on the package — except for the actual CD, which […]
