What is the sound of one man--barricaded in a one-bedroom apartment--living on a steady diet of Paul Westerberg, Son Volt and the Jesus & Mary Chain? Why, it's the sound of the unmistakable and eccentric genius of our very own Greg Randall.

Yes, Varsity Drag's favorite co-founder has really and truly finally finished up his too-many-months-to-count in-the-making solo debut, "Appetite for Depression." It's an alt-country/acoustic punk/reverb-soaked stagger through the realms of heartbreak that Greg can always conjure up so vividly (and, it always seems to the rest of us slobs, effortlessly). Damn his eyes.

So draw your curtains, pop open a PBR, take out yer mournin' hanky and get ready for that sweet pain. (NB: Listen if you will for Ben's occasional guest appearances on piano and "strings").

Mr. Greg Randall: Bear-Free Country Jamoboree

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Go hear more--and buy yourself a copy--at Greg's MySpace space