Blog: PopMatters

It's a stop on the endless road, a snapshot in time -- not as driven as his other albums, but just as devoted to the way songs can chronicle the lives of people and places. The cover photo is of David Dondero in a trucker cap and flannel shirt, in front of a silo of some kind, looking solemn. You can read hardship into his expression. It could be a news photo for an article about the state of working class America. Times are hard. But look, in the background, there's a rainbow. A Pre-Existing Condition is an album [...]

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