"on the guest list for life"

this is will johnson doing a solo version of a centromatic song. johnson is the creative spark behind centromatic & south san gabriel. he's also done a few solo albums. along w/jason molina of songs:ohia & magnolia electric company, johnson is one of my favorite oddballs. they both fly pretty much under the radar but i'm not sure a larger audience would help. they seem content w/the niche they've opened for themselves & fill capably. they're somewhere between the grander visions & sounds of wilco & son volt but less eccentric & more open than pajo or bill callahan.

& as a bonus, this is johnson w/south san gabriel. this song is from their concept album, the carlton chronicles, about a cat.

enjoy.