Album Notes

"I think of myself like Seabiscut, an underdog" says songwriter Stephen Kellogg."Not because I come from a hard place, but because I come from a very 'normal'place" But if these"normal" places compelled more people to spend half the year cooped up in a van, incessantly touring the country with their band, we'd have a very different picture of "normal" American youth. No, Stephen Kellogg is a product of pure American ingenuity, blending the classic folk-rock tradition exemplified by Fleetwood Mac and Van Morrison with the modern-rock chops of the Counting Crows and the showmanship familiar to hard rock (or, on a good night, even stand-up comedy).


Kellogg's musical interests were piqued at a young age by his sisters' Motley Crue records, but took more realistic focus under the guidance of his parents' folk-oriented collection. Nevertheless, this juxtaposition of unabashed showmanship and heartfelt songwriting has gone on to inform Kellogg's unique take on modern rock.