Adam Lynn

San Jose-based songwriter Adam Lynn treated us to a copy of Easter Basket. The scrapbook-y collection of mostly melancholy stipped down tunes recalls a wide variety of influences from the raw end of Mogwai's catalogue, to the acoustic balladry of Nick Drake, to the sparse and almost-robotic piano embellishment of Pinback. Lynn's shaky vocals compliment the vulnerable instrumentation well and add to the songs' reflective and somber quality. He takes a few unexpected turns