Ben Kweller

It figures that Ben Kweller, a Texas-bred rock prodigy devoted to tunecraft and lyrical wit,
would eventually turn to country, which prizes both. But his new sound, per his new
home, is more Austin eclectic than Nashville mainstream; see "Sawdust Man," a roadhouse
blues with a chorus ("I'm on top of the Greyhound station/Won't you pleeeeeease come
home") that sounds like Harry Nilsson and John Lennon on a bender circa Pussy ... More >