Ryley Walker Joins AD 93, Releases First New Music in Five Years
Ryley Walker's latest song, his first in half a decade, arrives as he signs with AD 93. He describes the inspiration as "SpongeBob pajama pants to a funeral-type heads" from his Rockford, Illinois hometown.
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Ryley Walker Signs to AD 93 and Unveils First Song in Five Years
“I was thinking of people in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois. Wearing SpongeBob pajama pants to a funeral-type heads.” By Hattie Lindert September 29, 2026 Save this story Save this story
Ryley Walker is back with a new label and his first new music in five years. Today, the singer-songwriter-guitar announced his signing to AD 93 with a new song, “Carrier,” his first release since the 2021 album Course in Fable . Check the track, and the Kendra Calhoun-directed video it’s paired with, below.
Walker described “Carrier” in press materials as a “clock-out jam,” a song he chipped away at after long shifts at his service industry gig in New York. “I was thinking of people in my hometown of Rockford, Illinois. Wearing SpongeBob pajama pants to a funeral-type heads. I imagined them screaming behind the wheel of a salvage-title Honda Civic with a lift kit,” he says. “They inspire me every day.”
Since dropping Course in Fable , Walker has kept busy working with other artists. He’s played guitar for james K and Joanne Robertson, and has also collaborated with Charles Rumback, Steve Gunn, Chris Corsano, David Grubb, and more.
Hattie Lindert is an associate staff writer at Pitchfork. A former editor at Resident Advisor , she has written for Rolling Ston e, The FACE and The A.V. Club , among others. She’s based in New York, and born and raised in Vermont. ... Read More Contributor -
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