Taking cues from Richard & Linda Thompson’s 70s cynical folk-rock as well as Fleetwood Mac at their bleakest (think “The Chain”), “Drunk Driver” is 5 minutes of escalating tension with an infectiousness that keeps the listener coming back.
Our Song of the Day comes from Wilder Maker, the songwriting project of Gabriel Birnbaum, with Fools, the lead single from Everyday Crimes Against Objects Of Desire Vol. II, due April 7. It has an irresistable chorus.