Cory Wong: The Lucky One (2LP) [DIGGERS FACTORY]

Why you'll love it

A limited 2LP set made with Diggers Factory. Vulfpeck guitarist Cory Wong brings in Allen Stone, O.A.R., dodie, Louis Cole, Ben Rector, Ariel Posen, Brasstracks and Big Gigantic, and it all runs on his famously clean rhythm guitar.

This edition

• 2LP set
• Limited Diggers Factory edition, made with the artist
• Twelve tracks over four sides

About the album

Cory Wong grew up in Minneapolis listening to his dad's classic rock and jazz records, fell for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Primus, started in a punk band and ended up as one of the most in-demand rhythm guitarists around, first with Vulfpeck and The Fearless Flyers, then with a run of solo albums and collaborations with everyone from Jon Batiste to the Metropole Orkest. The Lucky One is a celebration of all that: twelve tracks of horn-driven funk and fusion, most of them built around guests. He produces his own records and films his own videos, so the whole thing feels like one long, slightly obsessive labour of love.

Allen Stone opens with "Look At Me," dodie turns up on "Call Me Wild," drummer Louis Cole drives "The Grid Generation," and Ben Rector, Ariel Posen, Brasstracks and Big Gigantic all get a side to play on. In between, "Separado," "Anonymous" and "Brooklyn Bop" show Wong on his own. If you have ever tried to play his parts, you will know he makes it look very easy. It is not.

Tracklist

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On Diggers Factory (cat# CWLUCKY01LP).