I didn't know much about Wes McDonald before I listened to the excellent 1:50 In The Furnace and after a few listens (and some hurried research before this post), I am afraid I still do not known all that much. It is really hard to find anything on him or his band. My first impression was McDonald was a cross between roots rocking Jason Isbell and late power popster Alex Chilton. Subsequent reading has found favorable comparisons to Paul Westerburg and I have a hard time disagreeing. The album is sufficiently subversive (read: smarter than you think) while rocking in that joyous way that only Southerners seem to be able to do with any consistency.
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