chicago songwriter peter joly's self titled album is a stately and simple collection of folk songs produced in a homespun americana style.
the cover image for the album, an old-timey paper boy type kid smoking, is appropriate as it juxtaposes the myth of a "more innocent time" with the brutal realities that flow throughout all of time, similar to how the comforting rootsy production of these songs conceals hard truths in the lyrics.
get it here.