Will Straton

Known for his intimate, intricate approach, singer/songwriter and guitarist Will Stratton is a self-professed disciple of Nick Drake. Sometimes recording solo but more often incorporating guests on accompaniment like strings and a light rhythm section on his albums, he tracked his full-length debut, 2007’s What the Night Said, with collaborators at the age of 18. Followed by 2010’s What the Night Said 2012’s Post-Empire and his Bella Union label debut, 2017’s Rosewood Almanac. Stratton’s seventh album, The Changing Wilderness, saw him shift focus from inward-looking to outward-examining in 2021.