Name: The Ballad of Willy Robbins
Brand: Vikesh Kapoor

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

vjlp215

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2014-04-07

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

The Orchard

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5029432021518

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Total Cap

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

vjcd215

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5029432021525

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

Artist

Vikesh Kapoor

Genre GB

Singer Songwriter

Label GB

Loose Music

Following a spur-of-the-moment cross-country trip with a pair of fiery European girls, Vikesh Kapoor left school for a brief yet inspiring stint as a mason's apprentice. The America he had previously known resided narrowly between his childhood home in rural Pennsylvania and the New England university he left home for. Alongside his parents' own immigrant struggles, these experiences quickly witnessed Kapoor to the scope of the American dream. A few years later, Kapoor performed at Howard Zinn's memorial service in Boston, in front of Zinn's family and colleagues (including Noam Chomsky). Roused by Zinn's lifelong battle against class/race injustice, Kapoor spent the next two years in Portland, Oregon working on his full-length debut record. 'The Ballad Of Willy Robbins', a concept album loosely based on a newspaper article, chronicles the brutal but hopeful story of a working class man who slowly loses everything: ambitions, health, family and shelter. It's a worker's tale, less specific to the blue-collar life as it is about anyone struggling to make something of themselves. Co-produced by Adam Selzer (M Ward) and features Nate Query (Decemberists, Black Prairie), Jeff Ratner (Langhorne Slim) and Birger Olsen (Denver).Vinyl with download.

The Ballad of Willy Robbins

Music GB