Power, Enya, Bonnie Prince Billy, outsider art. // “Part soul-singer, part outsider-art curiosity” – The New York Times // Willis has received features, photos and interviews in nearly every major music and culture magazine including The New York Times, Washington Post, Pitchfork, Noisey, GQ, Nylon, Interview, Under the Radar and more. Willis Earl Beal has yet to be born. Critics and publicists defined him before he’d had a chance to define himself. Their expectations were inextricably linked with race and gender, two concepts Beal thoroughly rejects. Now, two extremely productive years removed from the spotlight, Beal doesn’t feel pressure to define himself against anything. His new music is shockingly original, utterly confident, and as ephemeral as Beal himself.
