簡介： by John Bush & J. Scott McClintockThe guitarist and songwriter for the Church, Marty Willson-Piper has recorded several solo albums, some o 更多>
by John Bush & J. Scott McClintockThe guitarist and songwriter for the Church, Marty Willson-Piper has recorded several solo albums, some of which have been released in America. Art Attack (1988), his first, includes six tracks from the Australian-only In Reflection. Rhyme (1989) and Spirit Level (1992) have also appeared on Rykodisc. Willson-Piper spent the remainder of the decade focusing on his Church duties before returning to solo recording with 2000's Hanging Out in Heaven. A blue ribbon collaborator, Willson-Piper also moonlighted in a number of notable bands (including Cinerama, All About Eve and the Saints, as well as working alongside artists as diverse as Tom Verlaine and Aimee Mann. His Noctorum side project (with longtime friend Andy 'Dare' Mason spawned two releases in the mid-late 2000s and an appearance on a Dusty Springfield tribute album. Three live recordings also saw the light in the 2000s, with sets ed at the Knitting Factory, Fine Line Cafe and the Other Side. By 2008, Willson-Piper had an album's worth of solo material ready for the studio and recorded and released his sixth solo effort Nightjar in 2009.
