Building from a love for the sounds of buskers, Mark Johnson spent a fair chunk of time traveling the country filming and recording street musicians. Stemming from a documentary detailing these travels, this soundtrack includes some of the best from the film. The music comes almost entirely from L.A., New York, and New Orleans (though some of the musicians are transplants from elsewhere). Those included on the soundtrack are generally the more developed artists with fuller sounds and harmonies, rather than the stereotypical solo banjo player and the like (though they certainly have their own charms as well). The music is very rootsy, the recording quality exceptional for outdoor recordings in a noisy environment. There's roots rock, gutbucket blues, rock, R&B, bluegrass, and more here. Worth a listen more for the music than the novelty, but if it's the novelty that gets you in the door, be sure to listen for the music once you're in. ~ Adam Greenberg