A guitarist and composer who combines deft acoustic fingerpicking with evocative soundscapes from his home in the Texas Panhandle, Hayden Pedigo has amassed a unique and varied résumé since debuting at the age of 19. Along with atmospheric solo albums like 2013's Seven Years Late and 2017's Greetings from Amarillo, he has curated an instrumental guitar compilation for the Tompkins Square label, collaborated with art-rock luminaries like Zappi Diermaier and Charles Hayward, run a 2018 campaign for the Amarillo city council, and even modeled for Gucci. Known for his eccentric public personas (ranging from pinstripe-suited cowboy to makeup-clad goth), he eventually settled in Lubbock and signed with the Mexican Summer label which released a pair of high-profile albums, 2021's Letting Go and 2023's The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored.