Schnitzels music call it indie roots rock for lack of a better slippery tag is not as much for those of a certain age as it is for those of a certain record collection. Broken Bottle will make you think of, if only for a second or two, Violent Femmes, Uncle Tupelo, the Pogues, the Mountain Goats, the Minutemen, and the Avett Brothers. And then, after 1:47, its on to track two. The remaining eight songs arent quite as eclectic and their echoes arent as evocative, but the delivery will get you. Acquired-taste voice aside, lead Schnitzel Jim OBrien sings loud and clear and without a flinch, the most confident dude at the talent show. And whether rolling out cryptic recollections (They know what you want before you can ask/They cannot not love you in a Halloween mask, he sings) or waxing metaphoric and meteorologic (North Carolina/Absorbs a storm like a truck bedliner, observes the albums humble tour de force of a closer, Truck Bedliner), hes also the one with the most interesting things to say.