Willis Earl Beal

Willis Earl Beal

Art's Unknown

PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2013

There may be no better artist to embody the beautiful chaos of contemporary culture than Willis Earl Beal. His 2012 album, Acousmatic Sorce...

Willis Earl Beal Talks Disappointment, Struggle and the Path to 'Nobody Knows'

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2013

This week, eclectic lo-fi songwriter Willis Earl Beal released Nobody Knows, a record grounded in the improvisational musical approach and...

Willis Earl Beal

"Coming Through" (ft. Chan Marshall)

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2013

When outsider pop weirdo Willis Earl Beal first announced his Nobody Knows LP earlier this year, it was revealed that one of the tracks on...

Willis Earl Beal

"Too Dry to Cry"

PUBLISHED Jul 24, 2013

Chicago-based outsider pop artist Willis Earl Beal has unveiled another weird one from his upcoming Nobody Knows LP. This time around, it's...

Willis Earl Beal Announces 'Nobody Knows' LP, Gets Cat Power to Guest

PUBLISHED Jun 25, 2013

Experimental Chicago lo-fi pop guy Willis Earl Beal is apparently all set to follow up his 2012 breakthrough Acousmatic Sorcery with anothe...

Willis Earl Beal

'Principles of a Protagonist' (short film)

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2013

Last summer, outsider songwriter Willis Earl Beal announced plans to turn his novella Principles of a Protagonist into an animated film. Th...

Willis Earl Beal Joins Cat Power's North American Tour

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2012

If you managed to miss Willis Earl Beal's shows in Toronto and Montreal earlier this month, you're in luck. It turns out the artist has bee...

Willis Earl Beal Re-records 'Acousmatic Sorcery' Songs for Free Soundtrack EP

PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2012

Willis Earl Beal's previously announced animated film, Principles of a Protagonist, is slated to appear on his website this fall, and now t...