Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, The Promise Ring, Tom Waits, Jory Berkley, Besnyo, A Hotel Nourishing, The Crimsons, Brian Hecht, Pavement, Sun Kil Moon, and Shea Brode
Sounds Like
Freak folk done by Rainer Maria in 1995. With a guy singing.
Alex Berkley is a musician who has lived and played in Pittsburgh and Buffalo, but is now located in Brooklyn. He has written dozens of songs and performed with great local musicians such as Sonny Baker, Rebecca Ryskalczyk, Nick Gordon and Besnyo. A classically trained guitarist, Alex's songs infuse folk and indie rock with a wide variety of influences. His first full length CD, Lists and Listlessness, was released in the fall of 2008 and is available for purchase below.