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 JeanneKasey Chambers
Wayward Angel
ELVIS PERKINS
Elvis Perkins in Dearland
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, & ray Price
Last of the Breed
The Steeldrivers
The Steeldrivers
TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON
THE MADNESS OF HAPPINESS
CHRISTINE LAVIN
Happydance of the Xenophobe
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