Caleb Stine’s newest album explores an evolving and eroding America by Cara Ober
September 21, 2010
“A truly great song should be able to stand on its own around a campfire,” says Caleb Stine, Baltimore’s preeminent singer-songwriter of original folk anthems. Stine has drawn comparisons to artists from Townes Van Zandt to Uncle Tupelo to Woody Guthrie. But his unique brand of country-meets-city storytelling branches out into a new genre—call it contemporary Americana or urban roots.
“Music today is full of so many novelty sounds; it’s so overly processed,” Stine says. “Anyone can use Garage Band to build up a song on their computer. However, if it contains strong ideas, a song doesn’t need a band or extraneous sounds. It can stand on its own.”
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