Leave Home has more to do with the side of
John Davis that worked with
the Palace Brothers than the side that constitutes half of
Folk Implosion -- the album's songs have the simple acoustic quality (and occasional patched-together percussion) of a
Mountain Goats' release, but the songwriting lands in a more poetic and subtle vein. The result is an intimate and well-executed tour through the work of a very idiosyncratic songwriter. Somewhere within the stripped-down set-up of
Davis' songs are shades of
Sebadoh and even
Neutral Milk Hotel, making for an album that overshoots the earnest simplicity that's expected of most singer/songwriters. ~ Nitsuh Abebe