{"title":"Rayland Baxter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRayland 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKnown 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"imaginary-man","title":"Imaginary Man","description":"\u003cp\u003eBaxter's anticipated new full-length album, 'Imaginary Man' is released on ATO Records. Recorded in Nashville, the 11-track album was produced by Adam Landry (Deer Tick, Diamond Rugs) and Eric Masse (Andrew Combs, Robert Ellis) and features Bucky Baxter on pedal steel as well as Jessie Baylin, Isaaca Byrd (MYZICA), Mikky Ekko, Jordan Lehning (Caitlin Rose, Steelism) and Matt Vazquez (Delta Sprit) on background vocals. Of the album, Baxter comments, \"To me, Imaginary Man is an audible record of my journey down the bright blue river of imagination. It is a multicolored dream of song, a sonic birdbath if you may. The sounds and songs are as visual as they are tactile and it shows a bit more of who I have become as an artist, as continual and never ending as that process is.\" Imaginary Man follows Baxter's highly praised debut 'Feathers and Fish Hooks, which was released in 2012. Since then, Baxter has toured alongside Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Kacey Musgraves, The Head and the Heart, Shakey Graves, Boz Scaggs and Tedeschi Trucks Band, among many others. 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His cover of “Small Worlds” has 11 million Spotify streams. It’s been incredible to see how this project connected with core Rayland fans and Mac fans alike – it expanded his following to a whole new space. The Mac Miller project was a bridge from Rayland’s last album \u003ci\u003eWide Awake\u003c\/i\u003e which came out in 2018. Since then, Rayland has been through a lot of heavy experiences. His father, the legendary pedal steel player Bucky Baxter (toured with Bob Dylan), died suddenly. Rayland went through heartbreak and found new love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ATO Records","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP","offer_id":50427149451595,"sku":"1165842","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50427150205259,"sku":"1165841","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/b1b342bb-660e-4cea-a9c2-7071f44056f4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726822262"},{"product_id":"wide-awake-2","title":"Wide Awake","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeftly 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 \u003ci\u003eCasanova\u003c\/i\u003e, the singer reckons with debts he knows he’ll never be able to repay, while the volatile \u003ci\u003eAmelia Baker \u003c\/i\u003echarts the narrator’s descent into near-madness as he pines for a starlet perpetually out of reach. While \u003ci\u003eWide Awake\u003c\/i\u003e offers plenty of broad, wide-angle musings, some of its most arresting moments arrive bundled inside deeply personal memories and snapshots. The heartfelt \u003ci\u003eEverything To Me\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eLet It All Go Man\u003c\/i\u003e is a reminder that there’s beauty in simply being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLP - Orange Vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ATO","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50497469940043,"sku":"1035873","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/1a1806c9-a188-4e77-8002-1b7c9eaaacd6_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727728120"},{"product_id":"true-violet","title":"True Violet","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRayland Baxter\u003c\/b\u003e has a rare gift for turning lived-in stories into songs that stick with you. 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