Dave House Intersections

Dave House's third full-length LP, and is without question his best effort to date. Every song on the LP, save for one beautifully minimalistic number, is backed by a full band. This marks a significant change of pace from House's previous solo work, the end result being an incredibly coherent and well-crafted ripper that has made its way onto several ""best of 2009"" lists. The LP isn't a folk record, nor is it an all-out punk rock record. It wouldn't be completely accurate to call it folk-punk, either. It's just Dave House and his signature brand of Weakerthans and Billy Bragg-inspired songwriting. No pretensions here, only heartfelt, introspective songs that attempt to ask and answer the questions that come along with being a 30-year-old musician.