***Editions Mego is suitably chuffed to announce a CD reissue of San Francisco guitarist BILL ORCUTT's acoustic hardcore blues stormer A New Way To Pay Old Debts, previously released on Palilalia in 2009, and for many, one of the highlights of recent years with its unique visionary take on solo guitar playing. At the heart of Orcutt's sound is a vintage acoustic Kay guitar equipped with a DeArmond pickup. After the neck was broken and subsequently repaired, the guitar was downtuned so as to withstand the tension of the strings, and played with the A and D strings removed. This all lends itself to an intense set of raw, blues-influenced songs that sound heavier than most of the guitar records in your collection put together!! In addition to the original album, this CD reissue contain two tracks from the High Waisted 7-inch (also previously released on Palialia), as well as four unreleased tracks. Bill Orcutt: 4-string Kay, voice. Received an 8.0 rating from Pitchfork.