The Felice Brothers

I've found a Bob Dylan rip-off record that has all the fun Bob Dylan's new record was missing! In the same way Titus Andronicus put out a better album than Springsteen by ripping him off and injecting youth into his sound, the Felice Brothers Yonder Is The Clock is booze-fueled ramshackle alt-country at its finest. The lead singer sounds like a drunk combination of 60's Dylan and Tom Waits, and the band throws in touches of violin, accordion, and piano like they're writing this all on the fly. Check out the track "Penn Station" where the singer croaks and squeals about dying in Penn Station while his band comes stumbling and crashing in for every chorus. If you love alt-country and hate structured songwriting, you might want to hunt this one down.