A solo artist who began in the band Verbena, making records like 'American Hearts' and 'When the Devil's Loose'.
If you want to get a feel for his sound, try 'How Will You Meet Your End' or 'Black Rain, Black Rain'. They frame that spare, haunted quality pretty well.
His songs have a weathered, immediate quality that sticks with you. 'How Will You Meet Your End' is a good example, it's just his voice and guitar, but it feels like something pulled from a dark night. He's worked with people like Peter Buck from R.E.M., but the focus always stays on that raw, solitary sound.
He started out playing in the indie rock band Verbena before going solo with 'American Hearts' in 2007. Records like 'When the Devil's Loose' and 'Believers' followed, though things slowed after some legal trouble around 2009. Since then, he's put out live recordings and done work with The National, but mostly keeps to his own lane.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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