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General Fuckedupness Notwithstanding

by Walker Diver

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1.
Golden Retriever 03:28
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2.
Living Is Easy 03:39
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3.
See Where You're Going 04:01
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4.
Let's Pretend (There's A Tomorrow) 03:20
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5.
Straight Line 03:02
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6.
Things Were Good 03:15
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7.
Somebody Whole 03:08
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8.
Born Wrong 03:50
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9.
Bad Day For Heroes 03:45
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10.
Grease Kurt Vile Style 03:27
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Musically, Walker Diver's fourth album may not be a big departure from the trusted mix of alt. country, power pop and indie rock, but lyrically it is by far the most topical album to date, reflecting the times we are living in today. The lyrics deal with the Corona crisis, gender issues, the increase of violence amongst young kids, social inequality and the influence of social media on public debate. It took nearly four years to make the album, partially because of the lockdowns. The album was recorded in three different studios with three different producers and a whole lot of guest musicians borrowed from famous Dutch acts such as Danny Vera, Tim Knol, Anouk, Belle Perez, Trijntje Oosterhuis, Daniël Lohues, Within Temptation and Spinvis. The result is “General Fuckedupness Notwithstanding”, perhaps Walker Diver’s most prolific album to date.

In 2018, Stefan 't Hooft starts working on the album in the Okapi Studio in Rotterdam. Aided by top session cats such as guitar wizard Maarten Ouweneel, Jan Pohl on drums and Ferry Lagendijk on keys, four songs are recorded and produced by Rogier Hemmes, who also plays bass. And then Corona kicked in. It took a long time before the tracks were mixed, and due to the second wave of Corona and other setbacks it wasn’t until 2022 that Stefan resumed work on the album, in his beloved Studio 195 with the help of guitarist Yassir Oostrom, bass player Joris Verbogt and drummer/producer Patrick Delabie. A final song was recorded with the Bluegrass Boogiemen, possibly the finest bluegrass band in Europe, at Studio Moskou by Silvia Vermeulen.

Desperate times call for hopeful measures. And a cover of “Grease”.

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released September 18, 2023

Also available on cassette and vinyl by Gram Records
gramrecords.nl

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Walker Diver is basically Utrecht-based musician Stefan ‘t Hooft. In the 90’s he played in several punk and garage bands, and decides to go solo in 2002 under the moniker of Walker Diver. Between 2004 and 2017 he releases 3 albums and a couple of singles, and does lots of shows with a complete live band. Album #4 was released in 2023 by Gram Records on vinyl, cassette and streaming platforms. ... more

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