The latest in an illustrious series that includes Elliott Murphy, Marshall Crenshaw, Paul Kelly, and John Hiatt, Freedy is an exquisite singer-songwriter for the critics to champion and the masses to disregard. Butch Vig´s crisp sonics and the restrained, almost old-fashioned rock and folk caress of the music make Johnston´s deceptively easy-going tunes easy to fall in love with. "Evie´s Tears," "Two Lovers Stop" and "Bad Reputation" are favorites.