Mike Pope - Ripening (Ain't It Strange) CD No Doubt Walkin' with the Beast

Walkin' with the Beast

genre-blending glimpse into an artist breaking free from his own myth

and follows up their well- received 2021 album

Limited HQ Sony Legacy 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket

Mike Pope - Ripening (Ain't It Strange) CD No Doubt Walkin' with the BeastDiscover Mike Pope, the legendary San Diego, CA underground artist brought to you by Blind Owl Records. Ripening (Ain't It Strange), released alongside Songs for People High & Low, is the rock 'n' roll antithesis to the folk sound that drove the label to document his songs on tape; like a modern day Alan Lomax. Trading ornate guitar picking and serene melodies for gritty poetic punk, it's Dylan going electric in '65, on a conceptual ride that is