March 2012, in a remote high corner of the AB: Willis Earl Beal in Huis 23 for the first time. Solo and whimsical, playful and drenched in soul, gospel and other 'black gold'. With his tape-recorder and bricolage sound. DIY in its most extreme from.

Up to and including his promo! American Willis Earl Beal launched himself by means of 'announcements' like these: ‘Hey I’m not Brad Pitt, Johnny Depp, Alan Thicke or anything close to the designated stud cakes, stud muffins & stud pies. See I’m not some flashy, excessively sweet food. I’m more like a biscuit. I compliment meals & sandwiches or else I can even be used to sop the gravy. So come on now, call me’

Those who contacted him got to hear a song. Apparently some 'record label boss' must also have called him as our W.E.B. is now onto his second CD and, by the looks of it, that will be 'Nobody Knows' on the XL label!?

More visually beautiful things: the drawings for his debut ‘Acousmatic Sorcery’ have now come to life in the animation film ‘Principles Of A Protagonist’ (with music from the EP of the same name.)

TV On The Radio are friends of Willis Earl's. They're also welcome to come too, of course! As this time it really is W.E. Beal & BAND!