Rock and roll music, William H.Gass, John Hawkes, Leonard Michaels, Thomas Pynchon, Steve Erickson, Julio Cortazar, Roberto Bolano, Cormac McCarthy, Saul Bellow..... Newman is immensely intelligent.
Sounds Like
The New Pornographers on acid. Newman combines the plangent wail of alt-country chanteuse Neko Case with the acid-voiced erudition found in the more elliptical moments of Dan Bejar's oeuvre. A triumph. 7.2
You're a beast, Carl! Please never stop making music. I know that you are honorable and would never sell out, but I really wish that you would go big and get the recognition you deserve. You could be a legend bigger than Elton John. Do you ever think about signing with a major record company?
You're great. I don't know if there's any other way to put it... but keep up the amazing work, and if you get the chance, come on over and give us a listen. Thanks and I hope you have a great closeout to 2005 and an even better 2006. Ta.
