, the multi-talented American guy who likes to surf and play music, makes an honest impression on his debut album, . He's not focused on any genre in particular, but stays close to acoustic simplicities. 's producer, , lends a hand and perfects 's basic songwriting into a charming and inviting soundscape of songs most personal to . It's poetically abrasive, especially on tracks like and but is a regular guy and his most natural feelings are indeed candid. is a bluesy mix of lazy harmonies and acoustical twitching, whereas is an easy flow of American , quite similar to , but echoing steel drums and 's blistering lap steel guitar make for an outstanding romp. 's voice, which is hauntingly like , makes a decent record. He's not noisy or gregarious. He's content with his new creative finding. He might chase waves in his other life, but his songwriting ways do make for something quite charming. ~ MacKenzie Wilson