Name: Wide Awake
Brand: Rayland Baxter

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Bonus disc: No

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ato0430cd

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2018-07-13

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Signed copies: No

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PIAS

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Standard:20

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5414940017311

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Rayland Baxter

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Country / Americana

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ATO is a New York-based music label that has been making waves in the industry. Founded by Dave Matthews and manager Coran Capshaw, along with Michael McDonald and Chris Tetzeli, ATO has quickly established itself as a force to be reckoned with. With a diverse roster of talented artists, ATO is known for its commitment to quality music and innovative sounds.

As the band's tour manager for the last six years, Michael McDonald brings his expertise and passion to ATO. His experience in the industry has helped shape the label's success and reputation. With his guidance, ATO has become a go-to destination for both established musicians and up-and-coming talent.

Distributed by Universal via Caroline International, ATO ensures that its artists reach a wide audience. This partnership allows them to bring their unique sound to fans all over the world. With their label code LC 00732, ATO continues to make an impact on the music scene through their dedication to great music and exceptional talent.

Rayland Baxter is an alternative country musician hailing from Nashville, Tennessee. With his unique blend of folk and rock influences, he has captivated audiences around the world with his heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies.
Born into a musical family, Rayland Baxter was destined to follow in his father's footsteps. His father, a renowned performer himself, instilled in him a love for music from an early age. Drawing inspiration from artists such as Blitzen Trapper and Langhorne Slim, Rayland Baxter has carved out his own niche in the music industry.
Known for his introspective songwriting and captivating live performances, Rayland Baxter has gained a loyal following of fans who connect deeply with his honest and vulnerable lyrics. His music touches on themes of love, loss, and self-discovery, resonating with listeners on a profound level.

Deftly produced by Butch Walker, the record infuses Baxter’s easygoing, soulful sound with British Invasion melodies and rock and roll swagger, marrying lean, muscular songwriting with adventurous, inventive arrangements. It’s a cutting, insightful collection, one that takes a sardonic view the violence, greed, and division that seem to define the modern American landscape. Rather than point a finger, though, the music holds up a mirror, offering a sober reflection of the times thoughtfully bundled in bright, infectious hooks. There’s no judgment here, only keen observation, and Baxter implicates himself as much as his neighbor through it all. When it came time to record his mountain of new songs, Baxter relocated to Santa Monica, California, where he wrangled an all-star studio band that included Dr. Dog’s Erick Slick on drums, Butch Walker on bass, Cage The Elephant’s Nick Bockrath on guitar, and piano wizard Aaron Embry (Elliott Smith, Brian Eno) on keys. A producer and artist equally at home working with massive pop stars and indie stalwarts, Walker immediately embraced Baxter’s vision for the album, and the result is a sunny and altogether charming collection. Scratch beneath the surface, though, and you’ll find it’s populated by a cast of characters who project a vision of the good life as they struggle to keep it all together behind closed doors. On the punchy Casanova, the singer reckons with debts he knows he’ll never be able to repay, while the volatile Amelia Baker charts the narrator’s descent into near-madness as he pines for a starlet perpetually out of reach. While Wide Awake offers plenty of broad, wide-angle musings, some of its most arresting moments arrive bundled inside deeply personal memories and snapshots. The heartfelt Everything To Me is a tender tribute to family (Baxter’s father Bucky, who played pedal steel with Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams among others, contributes to the record), and the laidback Let It All Go Man is a reminder that there’s beauty in simply being alive.

Wide Awake

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