“Made in the USA using American parts and labour,” it states on the album front cover, a sub-title of sorts that reeks of irony considering that Wreckless Eric (aka Eric Goulden, aka the Donovan of Trash) is as British as the cliffs of Dover.
Now based in upstate New York, the album title references the content and country, as Eric, aided and abetted by his wife, US singer-songwriter Amy Rigby, casually meditates on fast food (Sysco Trucks) and civil liberties and gun laws (White Bread).
There are also several acutely observed autobiographical songs, notably Several Shades of Green, and Days of my Life.
Those with a preference for rough-edged pop songwriting – delivered in a lackadaisical, if-it-ain’t-broke- don’t-fix-it fashion – will discover more treats here than a lorry load of Lucky Bags.
Pucker up!
