Video: Willis Earl Beal 'Wavering Lines' Live at Now Wave Manchester

Perhaps the most inviting part of the intrigue surrounding singer-songwriter Willis Earl Beal for me has been just how uninviting his first official cut feels to many upon first listen: Even if you set aside its decidedly lo-fi tone, we're left with a tune that one could argue is a bit monotonous. It's that deliberate , unsettling quality, though, that finally found a restless spot in these bones - like an old Robert Johnson hotel room recording or, given Beal's visual art , Daniel Johnston. What Beal doesn't reveal in the LP version of "Evening's Kiss," however, is [...]