A nice slab of drunken Americana. James William Hindle has carved himself a niche in the post-alt. Country world of country/folk inspired indie. Acoustic guitars, shuffle drumming, lilting piano, and sad, sweet vocals (often about loss), coupled with the occasional cello create such a pleasant record for drinking and singing along. "Remember my Marking," with its mantra "Its better than it ever can be" reveals the true heartache in the songs. It reminds me of several records, like Azure Ray, and John Wolfington, but Hindle's voice is his own. "The List of You & Me" is a great song about a relationship gone awry, with perhaps the most country feel of all the songs (is that a fiddle I hear?). These songs are as much landscape songs as love songs; I like to picture myself on the banks of a muddy river in a beat-up Cadillac with leather bucket seats, somewhere outside Memphis eating a pulled-pork sandwich and drinking Bud Light. The last song on the record is another with a real country flavor, "Less of Me," and Hindle has that little bit of twang in his voice, and the lyrics emote: "Let me be a little kinder..." a little defeatist, but hopeful, a sad everyman hero. If you liked the recent spate of Americana releases, you're sure to like this. Hindle is certainly at the head of his class when it comes right down to it.