Hayden Pedigo is a man of many contradictions: finger-picker, absurdist, perfectionist, Amarillo City Council candidate and the subject of the documentary Kid Candidate. With I’ll Be Waving As You Drive Away, he concludes his so-called Motor Trilogy — an emotionally raw and technically demanding album where the costumes are gone and the artist steps forward unmasked.

Blending warped instrumental Americana with psychedelic textures and echoes of John Fahey, King Crimson, Bladee and Chat Pile, this record marks Pedigo’s most sincere and maximalist statement yet — a panoramic exploration of frustration, transformation and release.