Sam Baker - Pretty World

Sam Baker is fast becoming one of the biggest underground Americana success stories of recent years. His album Mercy gained MUCH critical and popular acclaim on the back of good old-fashioned word-of-mouth, with absolutely zero hype.

Baker's much anticipated 2007 follow-up, Pretty World, is set to follow the trend, but will surely project this unassuming Texan out of his cult-hero status and into the mainstream conciousness.

Sam Baker's vocal style is unique, and the delicate phrasing of his intelligent lyrics is supported by a sparse and beautiful backdrop of music. At times Baker almost talks through the songs, with his gravel tones inflecting deep humanity into the stories he is telling.

Walt Wilkins and Tim Lorsch are responsible for the fine production qualities, and they bring out the best from stellar talents such as Joel Guzman on accordion, Lloyd Maines on dobro and steel, with Gurf Morlix and Marcia Ramirez adding vocals as appropriate to the needs of this excellent album.

• Juarez
• Orphan
• Slots
• Pretty World
• Odessa
• Sweetly Undone
• Psychic
• Boxes
• Prelude to Pretty World
• Broken Fingers
• Days
• Recessional Pretty World