Ty Segall meets a new non-rock challenge head-on; soundtrack music for the documentary film Whirlybird. A variety of synth sounds, electric keyboards, drums, percussion and saxophone.
Say I Won't is the record of a veteran band finding it's stride, stripping back the excess and finding the raw core of their sound. It comes at a time of change for Barrett, having relocated from New York to his hometown of Oxford during the pandemic.
The conception of Three Bells arcs, rainbow-like, into a land nearly beyond songs - but inside of them, Ty relentlessly pushes the walls further and further in his writing and playing to cast light into the most opaque depths.
Their fourth album, With Teeth saw Nine Inch Nails moving away from their industrial origins to produce their most straightforward rock sounds. With Dave Grohl on drums and Trent Reznor’s urgent vocals, the LP was full of radio-ready tracks.