Polytheistic Fragments

VINYL FORMAT. History contains all tales eventually. The outsider sounds of Sun City Girls, collected among the myriad of sounds of the early 80s, was unthinkable outside of underground circles — but perseverance along with continued incredible releases through the years earned them a name in the history books. And today, their muse is very much a part of the cultural organism that young children find their way into year in and year out as a means of passage. Though the Sun City Girls are no more, the heroism of charter member Sir Richard Bishop carries their flag forward, though under his own auspices.

With nothing more than a guitar, he’s slain thousands upon thousands over the course of five albums — the latest a proud trophy on the wall of Drag City. This new album is called Polytheistic Fragments and it contains a variety of styles that Sir Richard has made mastery over — jazz, Spanish, Appalachian-folk, modal and surf guitar among them – combined to create a colorful progression that is as unlike his former records as they are to it! As ever, humor threads crazily through everything Sir Richard does (even his compositions), giving way like the wind to something more or less ominous as quickly as it takes to form a new chord.