2007-08-27
The lyrics on this recording are phenomenal, like when you have a really great novel that you can’t put down, you read a paragraph of prose and marvel at its perfection. It’s not the strange esoteric work of the past but a collection of accessible and interesting songwriting. You might read the liner notes about his home and state of mind, which is decidedly happy. Check out the musicians he employs. Bill Frisell and Loudon Wainwright III are two of them. Teresa JeanneSTEPHEN CLAIR
Under the Bed
Bob Dylan
Together Through Life
LARA EWEN AND THE UNSTRUNG ORCHESTRA
Ghosts and Gasoline
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
The Not So Meaningful Songs in the Life of Jeremy Fink
VARIOUS ARTISTS
TransAmerica
THE CAT MARY
POSTBELLUM NEIGHBORHOOD
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