This is my "dj review" of this cd. For a very interesting bio on this guy (the new wave thing was only an aside to this guy's career) go to the label's website:

Yes, this is “the” Gary Myrick of early 80’s LA new wave fame (“She Talks in Stereo”). He’s gone off and returned to his folky texas roots, and produced a very nice collection of acoustic singer songwriter songs w/ past fame as a bitter theme. Despite the Texas reference this aint no knee slappin honky tonkin, but elements exist. All of the above might be the recipe for disaster (washed up one hit wonder comes back as jaded singer/songwriter w/ a twang…ugh). Au contraire Pierre, every song on this is a winner. All songs recorded voc+old guit live w/o punch-ins then string quartet arrangements, dubs added later. All sparse yet lush, morose, dark, excellent. Gary! We hardly knew ye! (if you get a chance view the videos) 1) minor upbeat solo guit+vocs w/ upright, some strings, southern Chet Atkins 2) solo minor arpeggio guit w/ arrangements 3) pretty waltz, joined by upright, some hardpanned leads and perc in the bridge “no more friends left in my hometown” 4) excellent treatments, swans meet chet atkins, dark 5) texas waltz, w/ strings, upright 6) dobro steel slide guit solo intrumental dark 7) picked pretty ballad 8) upbeat hillbilly western upbeat and louder fuller than the rest in places still morose 9) pretty western ballad, dobro leads and “fiddle” 10) slow western bluesy ballad 11) upbeat silly ditty 12) melancholy dobro instrumental