Released in 2007 as Dustin’s first solo album, it’s a departure from hard rock and punk that characterized Thrice to that point in time. It sounds like a cross between Johnny Cash and Bruce Springsteen with some Bob Dylan thrown in for good measure.
Dustin explained:
A lot of the material is a little more down to earth, which is one of things that I tried to do with these songs. I get a little heady with the Thrice songs. And I like doing that—I think people like engaging in that—but I wanted these to be more folky, in the sense that this is music coming from a natural place. [Vagrant]