Blue

The benchmark. Everything laid out without flinching — the loneliness, the wanting, the California lightness that somehow makes the sadness heavier. 'A Case of You' alone justifies the whole thing. Every serious songwriter has had to reckon with this record. You can hear it in everything that came after.

why I return

Because it's honest in a way that makes you want to be honest too.

favourite tracks

1. 01A Case of You
2. 02River
3. 03California
4. 04The Last Time I Saw Richard