Cory Chisel & The Wandering Sons April 10, 2010

Cory Chisel is a child of the American heartland and the son of a Wisconsin minister. You can feel the vast open spaces, clear lakes and gospel lessons in his gritty blues/rock tunes. With Grammy-winning producer Joe Chiccarelli (The Shins, The White Stripes) at the helm and Brendan Benson (The Raconteurs) on some songs, his album Death Won't Send A Letter is poetic, nuanced and refreshingly vulnerable.