Description:
"Baker is the kind of outsider figure that Vic Chesnutt or Johnny Dowd cuts, singular in style, almost astylistic (if there is such a term). His vocals are halting, spoken like he is singing to himself with no mind for the audience, this is a private dialog, the songs are short films playing in his head. It doesnt exclude the audience though; you are drawn in to these tightly sketched dramas by the imagery, the broken vocal and most importantly for the initial listens -- the sympathetic musical backing. Slots is a prime example, a simple story of an old woman playing the slots at Reno; the backing is restrained, bleached almost, highlighting with squiggles of electric guitar and some excellent backing vocals from Britt Savage, the song burning itself into your mind like youve been looking into the sun for too long...Tese songs have solidity, substance and authority - everything is done on Bakers terms. You enter into his cracked world and it offers up a rewarding listen." -- David Cowling,americana-uk.com
