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I found out about Casey Neill the way I find out about most artists/bands these days –listening to online radio. Online reviews were scarce for this particular album but I decided to buy it based on the one of the tracks, Radio Montana, and the fact that Jenny Conlee (of The Decemberists) was a member of the backing band.The online reviews I did find for Casey Neill seemed to always want to compare him to Neil Young or Bruce Springstein. I don’t get it. With Neill’s overly wordy lyrics and lackluster arrangements, it seems Neill may be more at home in the “good bar band” category, rather than the “quintessential singer/songwriter” category. Plus, and this may be one of the reasons I couldn’t quite click with this album, Neill’s voice is hard to deal with. Neill’s voice can come close to Michael Stipe in his moodier moments (think Orange Crush) which is good but often times it just seems whiny or even out of tune.I really wanted to like this album going in but in the end I consider it an average to below average effort. Rounding up to 3 stars from a 2.5. There are a few strong songs on this album and Jenny Conlee shines but overall the album doesn’t really stand out and I could never recommend it to a friend.