Foliage

At the young age of 15, Manuel Joseph Walker, better known as Foliage, began to craft melodies and arrangements that would spark his unexpected career and conceive his signature take on the Jangle Pop sound of his 80's influences. A teenage production prodigy obsessed with jangle pop and hip-hop, his early releases catapulted him from a local DIY mainstay to favorite among bloggers and fans worldwide. Fast forward to now - five albums, several tours, and millions of streams later - and Foliage is carrying the torch for modern day jangle pop and indie rock. Having headline tours, opening for acts such as Black Marble, Eyedress, Harmless, Hibou and Seahaven, and racking up over 1 Million Spotify streams in 2019 alone, Walker returned bigger and more confident than ever, making his self-titled debut for Dowd Records in 2020, and incorporating new influences ranging from Drum-N-Bass & IDM to Shoegaze & Bossa Nova, in addition to writing his most personal lyrics to date. Shortly after, Walker stepped away from creating music to pursue a formal education in music. In 2022, he returned with a single, "Can't Go Anywhere", and saw success. A talent that can perfectly emulate your favorite DIY bedroom guitar-geared heroes from today and decades back, Walker returns in 2023, sharpening his focus on styles sourced from a plethora of directions whether its 808 beat botanicals, ambient ethereal offerings, J Dilla-inspired grooves, chamber champagne pop or kinetic discotheque dalliances.