Bill Orcutt
Curated by Tropical Fuck Storm
In its simplicity, the title of Bill Orcutt’s latest album, Music in Continuous Motion, captures the musician’s decades-long career as well as his style: a steady flow of riffs and arpeggios that takes shape through guitar quartets, punk bands, power trios or in solo shows with his loyal four-string Telecaster. He’s a great guitar innovator—with a groovy style—whose practice is rooted in blues, americana and psychedelic rock. Rather than focusing on abstraction, his experimentation is the kind that feels deeply emotional, where every string buzz aligns with a heart beat.
Post-apocalyptic acid punk disco scuzzheads Tropical Fuck Storm return to Le Guess Who? for a guest curation that feels like a homecoming. When asked to select artists for this year's edition, they went, as they put it, "a little wild". They've curated a sonically diverse mix featuring longtime musical inspirations, friends and collaborators; artists that they've met on the road, and acts that they've been eager to see live.
