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 JeanneTRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON
Steamboat in a Cornfield
Langhorne Slim
When the Sun's Gone Down
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
COWBOY JUNKIES
Long Journey Home
BETH ORTON
Comfort of Strangers
Dave Insley
Just The Way That I Am
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