"great country guitarist, wonderful ri..." more

"great country guitarist, wonderful rich voice. often plays with Emmylou." less

"loud rock, gorgeous ballads, my fav o..." more

"loud rock, gorgeous ballads, my fav of his though many will prefer earlier more consistently country albums." less

"I love his voice and wry literate humor."

"Great New Zealand band."

"'Flower' and 'Beyond the wheel' are g..." more

"'Flower' and 'Beyond the wheel' are great. Messier and more playful than their later stuff." less

"'weighless again' is gorgeous. lovely..." more

"'weighless again' is gorgeous. lovely deep voice." less

"'A New England' and 'Levi Stubbs' tea..." more

"'A New England' and 'Levi Stubbs' tears' are perfect. Billy is great at telling stories, getting you to smile and cry at the same time." less

"Fun enough whiny indie boys :)"

"Perfect verse / noisy chorus / verse ..." more

"Perfect verse / noisy chorus / verse / even noisier chorus. perfect pop." less

"Catchy pop."

"Atmospheric, not at all like their cu..." more

"Atmospheric, not at all like their current country-prog style which is much louder and faster. Try 'Going fishing', 'the drinker' and 'blue summer' for more upbeat numbers." less

"The title track and 'Two headed boy' ..." more

"The title track and 'Two headed boy' (often covered by Dresden Dolls) are amazing. Such an odd album, heartbreaking and confusing." less

"Mudhoney's guitarist. Very different ..." more

"Mudhoney's guitarist. Very different voice from Mark Arm - higher, folky on this release. I-5 Corridor is great, and many other tunes good (including Townes Van Zandt's 'Nothin'). Skate folk I think he calls it." less

"Mudhoney plus some others. (Subpop is..." more

"Mudhoney plus some others. (Subpop isn't on here so I can't include Mudhoney themselves). Fun, sexy, garagey, and yes, grungey." less

"Not up there with the best of House o..." more

"Not up there with the best of House of love, but that's pretty high. 'You've Really Got A Hold On Me', 'Song for Gala', 'Wasted in song' and 'Crystal love song' are some of my favs. More low key than Houses' perfect pop and rock." less

"surprisingly lovely."

"tally ho is so catchy."

"there was a full album on emusic that..." more

"there was a full album on emusic that has disappeared. perfectly nice indie boys." less

"not that i can remember which of thei..." more

"not that i can remember which of their albums have vocals on them :) Tex-Mex atmospheric movie soundtrack like desert sounds." less

"wonderful band, very catchy, two song..." more

"wonderful band, very catchy, two songwriters so you may prefer one or the other. neko case on lead vocals for a few songs each album. my favs on this - 'bleeding heart show', 'stacked crooked', 'sing me spanish techno'." less

"yeah, it's actually really good."

"one of my favorite debuts ever. melod..." more

"one of my favorite debuts ever. melodic punk rock. 'Vertigo's handclaps, 'up the bracket's perfect pop-punk, 'Good old days's nostalgia and sadness..." less

"he hasn't come close to the Libertine..." more

"he hasn't come close to the Libertines since, but there's some ok stuff." less

"Danish, amazing live, atmospheric, so..." more

"Danish, amazing live, atmospheric, so many interesting noises." less

"New Pornographer's main songwriter."