Blog: DETOUR

Curtis Eller, Wirewalkers and Assassins (American Circus Records, 2008) MP3 : "John Wilkes Booth" Curtis Eller could be Sufjan Stevens' crazy older brother. Both Eller and Stevens are banjo-wielding, history-obsessive troubadours born in Michigan, but whereas Sufjan's style is more sedate and gentle-the blue-eyed angel of Indie music-Eller is a little wilder looking, a more unpredictable performer, and isn't afraid to get in yer face with his American tales of long-dead presidents, robber barons, and of [...]

• Curtis Eller's American Circus - John Wiles Booth (Don't Make Us Beg)