Saw this guy play in a pub last night. Loved him. Tulsa-born and London-based
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bob-Collu ... 2405167945
http://bobcollum.com/index.html
Lots of his stuff on Spotify. Except for my favourite which i think was called "Primer Gray"
You'll probably like this if you like:
a)Poppy alt-country (sorry its the best I could come up with)
b)Songs with words
c)Pedal Steel
d)The sound of a Telecaster through a Deluxe Reverb (you may not even KNOW that you like this sound, but if you've heard any american guitar-based music of the last half-century you'll recognise it) . When he hit the vibrato pedal and played on the bass strings i was in a private tonal heaven.
Useful points of reference: Nick Lowe. Bill Kirchen. Someone said Marshall Crenshaw although I couldn't possibly comment.