| Influences | In no particular order: Neil Young, Low, Richard and Linda Thompson, Elliot Smith, Uncle Tupelo, Doves, Wilco, Bruce Springsteen, Jeff Buckley, Pixies, Neutral Milk Hotel, Red House Painters, Mark Kozelek, Sun Kil Moon, the Wrens, Silver Jews, Whiskeytown, Sonic Youth, Modest Mouse, GBV, Pulp, MBV, Quasi, Big Star, Lou Reed, Teenage Fanclub, Merle Haggard, Califone, Pavement, The New Year, The Court and Spark, Lyle Lovett, Will Oldham, Mogwai, Richard Buckner, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Son Volt, Dan Fogelberg, Jim Croce, John Denver, Joan Armatrading, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin, Mercury Rev, Nick Drake, The Clientele, Townes Van Zandt, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Liz Phair, Michael Jackson, Tom Waits, The Replacements, Elvis Costello, Sunny Day Real Estate, Bright Eyes, Sigur Ros, The New Year, Swearing at Motorists, Neil Diamond, Faces, Death Cab for Cutie, The Smiths, Morrisey, Talking Heads, Lucinda Williams, Patty Griffin, Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, Pavement, Radiohead, Nirvana, Rush, Tortoise, Metallica, Weezer, Kiss, Waylon Jennings, Frank Black, Old 97s, The Shins, Rolling Stones, Yo La Tengo, Nick Drake, Johnny Cash, Spoon, Gillian Welch, Cat Power, The Byrds, Gram Parsons, The Lemonheads, The Breeders, Elvis, Cat Stevens, Bardo Pond, Foo Fighters, Grandaddy, Sparklehorse, Stephen Stills, Mojave 3, Heatmiser, Richmond Fontaine, Joy Division, New Order, Depeche Mode, Magnetic Fields, Steve Earle, The Beta Band, U2, Portishead, The Beatles, Centro-matic, Superchunk, The Flaming Lips, The Velvet Underground, Trail of Dead, ABBA, Beulah, Vermont, New Pornographers, Air, Willie Nelson, American Analog Set, Built to Spill, The Damnations, Iron and Wine, Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, The Louvin Brothers, Beachwood Sparks, Interpol, The Microphones, The Strokes, Bedhead, Spiritualized,
butt-rock, bad country, show tunes, commercial jingles |