The King of the Spook Workers

After vowing to stop making albums following Ghost/Electricity Vampire Draw (2022), Richard Edwards returns with The King of the Spook Workers, a covers album he describes as his personal journal through the American Songbook. Recorded in just four days, the album reimagines songs from Chappell Roan, Joe Tex, Gillian Welch, Britney Spears, and others, united by Edwards’s delicate vocals and Dave Palmer’s haunting piano. With a strain of late-night loneliness and an unforced sincerity, Edwards traces a surprising musical lineage, reminding us that beautiful melodies can be found anywhere.