Dan Wilson

Between time as collaborator, producer and even Grammy winner, Minneapolis' Dan Wilson gathered friends and local musicians over a five-year period to create this ambitious solo debut. Backed by artists like Sheryl Crow and Mason Jennings, Wilson sets his tender intonations amidst acoustic accoutrements and mellowed strikes of bass, strings and keyboard. Honeyed with the same lyrical sincerity that helped his co-writing cohorts the Dixie Chicks sweep the 2007 Grammys, Wilson's four-minute pop ballads contain a poetic prowess that supplies just the right amount of warm-the-soul succulence.