Walker Releases New Track Carrier

Walker has released Carrier, which stands as the artist's first new music since the 2021 album Course In Fable. For Walker, the new track presents a new sound inspired by influential computer musicians who circulated in the noise underground scene during the early period of Walker's career. Walker describes Carrier as a simple piece that consists of digital distortion created in PPOOLL/Max/MSP together with a pitch-dropped loop originating from a failed phone guitar demo.

Walker originally abandoned the track years ago, but subsequently returned to the material to rework and renew it. The work on the track took place in Walker's downtown New York apartment, where Walker worked on the music after finishing closing shifts at a job in the service industry. Walker describes this particular time as a period of great exhaustion. According to Walker, even though the resulting sound is harsh, working on it genuinely felt like an easier and softer way to make a track.

While making the track, Walker mentions thinking about the people in the hometown of Rockford, Illinois. In addition, Walker states that thoughts went to Loren Connors, Kevin Drumm, and Caspar Brötzmann during the process.