Most of you are probably more familiar with John’s son, Micah, from Two Cow Garage, but over the years Micah and John have occasionally put out cd-r releases of the two playing together. Matter of fact, it was on one such release that I heard “Swingset Assassin”, which is quickly becoming a Two Cow classic. A while back I was contacted by the elder Schnabel asking if I’d be interested in hearing his newest release even though it did not include Micah. “Hell Yes” was my reply.

This album is really reminiscent of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-era Neil Young and I think this might be the most consistent and best release I’ve heard from The Hobo Jungle yet. I’m not really sure how the general population goes about getting this effort, but if you like the samples and wanna hear more, I’d guess that reaching out to John via myspace will lead you towards a copy of the album.

John Schnabel – Pilgrim, Kentucky
John Schnabel – North End Kids
John Schnabel – Poor Wayfaring Stranger