For most artists, a 42-song debut might be a little ostentatious. For Athens, Georgia's Jack Logan, it's almost not enough. Bulk was culled from a collection of over 600 songs, recorded over nearly a decade with a rotating cast of "enablers." This kind of furtive home recording may seem a little odd, but Logan manages to come across with what one reviewer calls a "rare purity of motive." The songs shine, and the lo-fi sound offers just the kind of simple charm that so often escapes polished, studio recordings. (TR)

Thomas Rogers