title: Sole and the Skyrider Band (album)
text: # Sole and the Skyrider Band (album)
  
  Sole and the Skyrider Band is the first studio album by Sole and the Skyrider Band. It was released on Anticon on October 23, 2007.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | favorable |
  | Dusted Magazine | mixed |
  | Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
  | PopMatters | |
  | The Skinny | |
  
  Johnny Langlands of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that "this particular collaboration may be the proverbial slow burner, but trust that the rewards start unfurling by the third listen." Anthony Tognazzini of AllMusic wrote, "Muscular and textural, the Skyrider band supplanted Sole's previously digital soundscapes with an organic sound, lending the perfect backdrop to his complex flows and nimble wordplay." Grayson Haver Currin of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, calling it Sole's "most consistently engaging album to date."
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits adapted from liner notes.
  
  Sole and the Skyrider Band
  
  * Tim Holland – vocals, lyrics
  * Bud Berning – guitar, bass guitar, double bass, synthesizer, sampler, drum programming, production, arrangement, mixing
  * William Ryan Fritch – guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, violin, cello, saxophone, clarinet, flute, glockenspiel, vibraphone, keyboards, synthesizer
  * John Wagner – drums, percussion
  
  Technical personnel
  
  * Alias – mixing
  * Doug Krebs – mastering
  * Ravi Zupa – artwork, logo
  * Sam Flax Keener – layout
  