Hayes Carll Makes his PLAYGIRL Debut
If you prefer your country musicians to be poets with drinking problems rather than cowboys who drive SUVs, meet the aloof Hayes Carll. This Texas bred singer-songwriter, whose easygoing demeanor is leftover from his years spent dwelling in shacks on the beach, channels coffee shop honky-tonk greats like Lyle Lovett and Townes Van Zandt, as well as his labelmate Lucinda Williams. With titles like "Drunken Poets Dream" and "Bad Liver and a Broken Heart," his songs about drinking, working, and girls straddle that line between sexy and sad but are always smart.
5/22/2008