Somewhere on a country lane, in a hut between two tall trees overlooking the English Channel, singer-songwriter Will Varley is putting the finishing touches to his new album “Machines Will Never Learn To Mistakes Like Me”. Throughout his career, he has managed to write songs that can transport you to a completely different place. With his astonishing new album, he continues his decades-long exploration of the human condition, conjuring up strange, beautiful landscapes. Landscapes where salt-encrusted pebbles crunch underfoot and snow streams in through the roofs of abandoned tour buses. Where huge iron structures rise from wild waves and meet a gray, endless sky.
Varley is something of an undiscovered star, though he enjoys the admiration…