{"product_id":"bill-orcutt-another-perfect-day","title":"BILL ORCUTT - Another Perfect Day","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff0000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP - Standard Edition Black Vinyl. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnother Perfect Day\u003c\/em\u003e is \u003cstrong\u003eBill Orcutt\u003c\/strong\u003e's first solo electric guitar record since 2017’s eponymous Bill Orcutt. While that eight-year gap might not seem like a ton of time on the cosmic scale, it nonetheless represents a busy half-decade plus for Orcutt projects: a raft of improv collaborations, an acclaimed run of chopped and looped albums on \u003cem\u003eFake Estates\u003c\/em\u003e, and the collision of Orcutt's computer and guitar music on \u003cem\u003eMusic For Four Guitars\u003c\/em\u003e and last year's \u003cem\u003eHow to Rescue Things\u003c\/em\u003e, both on \u003cstrong\u003ePalilalia\u003c\/strong\u003e. The undeniable alchemy of those latter mashups inspired not only a wider appreciation of Orcutt-as-composer, but also the resurrection of Orcutt-as-bandleader, as the \u003cstrong\u003eBill Orcutt Quartet\u003c\/strong\u003e hit the road in support of \u003cem\u003eFour Guitars\u003c\/em\u003e, Orcutt's first work with a proper score (courtesy of \u003cstrong\u003eShane Parish\u003c\/strong\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll of the above makes 2025 the perfect year to reacquaint ourselves with Orcutt-as-solo-performer, wielding his trademark four-string rather than a mouse, running the neck rather than shuffling waveforms, blasting through Cafe Oto's tattered Fender Twin (the cover model for the aforementioned \u003cem\u003eHow to Rescue Things\u003c\/em\u003e) rather than a pair of ancient NS-10s. Indeed, this 2023 performance at Oto, East London's finest music establishment, boomerangs back into the slashing chords and frenzied double-picking of the \u003cstrong\u003eHarry Pussy\u003c\/strong\u003e years, tossing the gentler melodic glow of the last few solo records into the dustbin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn other words, this may be Orcutt's most overtly punk-rockist record since \u003cem\u003eGerty Loves Pussy\u003c\/em\u003e, his first solo electric LP from a decade ago. It's an affirmation that Orcutt is above all a lead player -- angular runs scaling the heavens, ricocheting back to ground zero before climbing again. Orcutt builds tension with short phrases, repeated with slight variability until it seems like they’ll never stop, finally slamming into a fresh line like the dawning valley at the crest of the mountain pass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnother Perfect Day\u003c\/em\u003e is, ultimately, something of a solo guitar \u003cem\u003eNouveau Roman\u003c\/em\u003e, an exhilarating run through melodic reiteration, impossible crescendos (check out those ecstatic crowd hoots on \"\u003cem\u003eFor the Drainers\u003c\/em\u003e\") breaking into — a moment rarely found on an Orcutt record — soft, whisper-quiet tracer notes at the end of \"\u003cem\u003eA Natural Death\u003c\/em\u003e.\" \u003cem\u003eAnother Perfect Day\u003c\/em\u003e returns Orcutt to the immediacy of his earliest records while maintaining the melodic complexity, phrasing, and flow of a player, who's been going, what — four-plus decades now? And when he taps his roots, it's a reminder of exactly what was so exciting about Orcutt's playing in the first place. — \u003cstrong\u003eTOM CARTER\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palilalia","offers":[{"title":"LP - Vinyl","offer_id":56306244125017,"sku":"SDZ-03627","price":36.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/3455\/0945\/files\/Bill_Orcutt_-_Another_Perfect_Day_-_2025.jpg?v=1759767106","url":"https:\/\/spindizzyrecords.com\/products\/bill-orcutt-another-perfect-day","provider":"Spindizzy Dublin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}