The bridge from Soul Coughing's fractured, sample-heavy downtown New York sound to this cleaner, more melodic solo statement wasn't instant. Doughty spent years playing stripped-down acoustic sets for devoted fans who followed him out of the wreckage of that band, and that grassroots connection shaped everything about how this record came together. Mike Doughty returns with his ATO Records debut and first full-length album since his former group, Soul Coughing, disbanded in 2000. Produced by Dan Wilson, HAUGHTY MELODIC features the redemption anthem "Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well." Tracklist 1. Looking At The World From The Bottom Of A Well (3:59) 2. Unsingable Name (4:18) 3. Madeline And Nine (3:03) 4. Busting Up A Starbucks (4:19) 5. White Lexus (2:21) 6. American Car (4:42) 7. Tremendous Brunettes (2:46) 8. I Hear The Bells (4:19) 9. Sunken-Eyed Girl (3:24) 10. Grey Ghost (3:15) 11. His Truth Is Marching On (3:36) 12. Your Misfortune (3:06) UPC: 880882153724Label: ATO RecordsRelease Date: 5.3.05Format: CD
