Snow Tires

Fifth album from Jarid del Deo (Unbunny/Nervous Plants) with help from old friends Steve Haruch, Gregg Porter, Julie Law-Linck, Guy Capecelatro III, and new friends Paul Chastain and Roy Ewing. With a wealth of highway miles in the rearview mirror, a tragic break-up heavy on his soul, and a return to his Northeastern home, del Deo pulls away from it all with "Snow Tires," a masterful new album intimately plumbing life's changes while growing musically and lyrically. This is one of those records we music fans dream about, as it combines the fragility of Elliott Smith, the humanity of Neutral Milk Hotel, the melodic sensibility of Matthew Sweet, and the careworn metaphors of The Mendoza Line. Jarid del Deo is a musical treasure whose time has come -- whose heartrending melodies and homespun tunes will capture the hearts and minds of anyone with an affection for Death Cab for Cutie, Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine, T.W. Walsh, or anyone who loves pulling for the underdog and then seeing him win by a nose.