Songwriter Vic Chesnutt has often been called gifted, but his music a spare, introspective and idiosyncratic brand of alternative folk rock is decidedly non-commercial.

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But they got a bunch of other musicians to sing the tracks, like Iggy Pop, James Mercer of The Shins, Vic Chesnutt and Jason Lytle of Grandaddy.

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Vic Chesnutt : Prolific, elegant, beautiful and dark.

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