Toothbrush

Toothbrush was recorded over the course of nearly three years and finished just weeks before it was handed to [Jim] James [of My Morning Jacket]. "It was never meant to be an album," says Leaman. "The songs were compiled from fourth-generation dubs off cassettes," McMicken says. Copies of the CD were burned on Miller's father's computer. Still, it's easy to hear why James was so enamored of Toothbrush. There's a little folk, blues, indie rock, soul, bluegrass--and a whole lot of down-home harmonizing. It conjures images of old friends sitting on a porch swapping instruments and just letting the tape recorder run. Which, come to think of it, is how people described My Morning Jacket in the beginning. -philadelphiaweekly.com