I've fallen hard for these guys. Their rugged, minimalistic style, combining blues and folk, focuses on the tangible sincerity of their words. And their lyrics are so precise. They simultaneously leave me feeling heartbroken and liberated in the most beautiful way imaginable.

Two Gallants quickly became a steady go-to on the trip and made for many sing-a-longs and second winds. Sentiment of abandonment, disloyalty, transparent vanity, alcoholism and loss of direction create a comforting road companion, suitably.