Artist Butch Walker

Butch Walker has always been willing to tailor his look and sound to the music of the moment, but unfortunately the moment has always seemed just a little past him. His hair-metal band SouthGang hit just a little too late for solid butt-rock like “Tainted Angel” to really have an impact, and his buzz-bin-ready pop-rock group Marvelous 3 probably deserved to have its legitimately hooky “Freak Of The Week” turn into a mega-hit. Now in his Ryan Adams/Wilco phase, Walker may be a little less catchy and radio-ready, but he still managed to round out this year’s I Liked It Better When You Had No Heart with plenty of light, likable folk rock and even a little self-deprecation on tracks such as “She Likes Hair Bands.”  

Updated 04/29/2010