PT WALKLEY’S THRILLER OUT FEBRUARY 28

NYC ALBUM RELEASE SHOW MARCH 1 AT JOE’S PUB

“A power-pop singer-songwriter in the tradition of David Bowie, Alex Chilton, Elvis Costello, Ray Davies and Paul McCartney.”—Wall Street Journal

“A storyteller from a long-lost era” —New Yorker

“…an ambitious musician, Walkley is breaking the mold…” —Filter

Composer, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist PT Walkley’s sophomore full-length solo album, Thriller, is set for release February 28. The LP is Walkley’s follow-up to 2009’s popular and critical success Mr. Macy Wakes Alone, which NPR lauded as “shining and triumphant” and the New York Post called “a reminder of just how great an ‘album’ of music still can be.” In celebration, Walkley will play a record release show at Joe’s Pub in Manhattan on March 1. Tickets and information available at joespub.com.

Produced and recorded entirely by Walkley himself, Thriller is a collection of layered electro-pop songs that merges his rock roots with a more technologically minded aesthetic, a departure of sorts from Mr. Macy Wakes Alone’s decidedly acoustic, collaborative approach. “On Thriller I wanted to keep the tracks more sparse and let the songs stand naked a bit,” Walkley says. “There’s a certain one-of-a-kindness about doing it all yourself in your living room. When I’m working alone at all hours of the night, I’m more likely to tap into a completely pure, uninhibited creative space.”

Walkley has been busy since the 2009 release of Mr. Macy Wakes Alone. In addition to recording and releasing two EPs—What’s What in 2010 and Ghost of Chivalry earlier this year—he continued his professional relationship with filmmaker Edward Burns, scoring 2010’s Nice Guy Johnny (for which a soundtrack is available, made up entirely of Walkley’s songs) and the upcoming Newlyweds, which comes out in the U.S. December 26. Nickelodeon audiences will recognize his work from the popular show “Team Umizoomi”, and he also has songs airing on the current season of “Sesame Street”. On the commercial side of things, numerous national advertising campaigns have made use of his music including Buick, Mercedes, MasterCard, Dewars and GE.

New York City audiences know Walkley from his many area gigs ranging from solo acoustic sets with his guitar, piano or even xylophone, to shows with his side project The Blue Jackets to any number of configurations with local collaborators. With The Blue Jackets he has supported Coldplay at Madison Square Garden, and with his own band he has played the All Points West Festival in Jersey City and supported Weezer at the Hammerstein Ballroom.

For more information please contact Chris Schimpf or Carla Sacks at Sacks & Co., 212.741.1000.