There's a kind of innocence to overall heft that puts me in mind of very early Bay Area stuff

and of peoples' wide eyed accepting silence

a time island

The dread I mention isn’t one of imminent danger but instead a kind of Lovecraftian lack of comprehension—of having a tiny hint at something bigger than you

TOWNES VAN ZANDT - Flyin Shoes LP Power Violence There's a kind of innocenceBLUE VINYL. Widely considered one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, Townes Van Zandt has been hailed by such singers as Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and Willie Nelson. Fat Possum reissues four titles from his early career that comprise an essential introduction to his best songs. Recorded between 1969 and 1978, Van Zandt's most prolific (and most critically acclaimed) decade, these four titles are the heart of any serious consideration of