smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish.

"It's a Big Old Goofy World" by John Prine
Listening to this sheds light on where Josh Ritter got his style.

"Las Cruces Jail" by Two Gallants
Powerful rock and roll from way out west.

"Farewell, Good Fellows" by Mischief Brew
A personal declaration of independence. I dig it.

feelin' a little country right now

Local band the Quiet Life and Cory Branan played at Connecticut College a couple nights ago. I brought my camera and discovered it actually gets pretty good audio recordings.

"Bitter Sweet and Sour Mash" by Cory Branan
"Leah" by the Quiet Life

And then this has been in my head recently
"One Chance" by Modest Mouse