Re-issue! Universally hailed as a thrilling new figure in music for her edgy, lo-fi debut, The Headphone Masterpiece, back in 2002, Cody ChesnuTT is a soul troubadour whose frank, socially conscious ruminations on life continue to challenge popular notions of what modern soul music can look and sound like: a raw storyteller for the people wearing a guitar and a toothpick-chewing smirk; a wide-eyed, intense soul brother in a crazy-fly get-up singing about bedraggled love in the land of Lost Angeles - he's all of that, but wiser now while still wearing poetic license on her skin like a battle scar. The Atlanta native has always stood her own creative ground ever since he first holed himself up in her bedroom to record The Headphone Masterpiece, armed with her DIY musical arsenal: a drum machine, an array of instruments, a dusty four-track cassette recorder and a giant pair of headphones to block out the world. The result was an unvarnished collection of songs -- 36 in total, which alchemized her love of a multitude of styles: classic rock, rhythm and blues, pop, punk and gospel music.
