Wymond Miles was raised in the working-class small towns of the American West. On Call by Night, the singer's latest widescreen opus, Miles masterfully evokes that lost landscape, all while grappling with issues of fatherhood, privacy, PTSD, police brutality, and love.

The album adds a critical new chapter to the Fresh & Onlys guitarist's story as an artist, and reasserts him as a major voice in contemporary songwriting.

Call by Night sees Miles building a noticeably bigger sound than on his previous solo records, while simultaneously standing as his most intimate work.

It's a record explicitly written for the fidelity of the vinyl format, with louder songs beginning each album side and quieter songs at the interior.

His attention to sequencing paid off; the album flows like a piece of classic cinema, and sounds like it's splashed across a drive-in screen in 70mm.

Recorded using vintage gear by Phil Manley (The Fucking Champs, Trans Am) at El Studio in San Francisco and Miles' Garden Chamber home studio, the record is a treasure of tube-amp warmth, and a landmark in the songwriter's catalog.

RiYL: Scott Walker, Roxy Music, Hunky Dory-era David Bowie