Really interesting artist today. Ben Sollee is a classically trained cellist who decided to go the singer/songwriter slash indie route with his music. What results is a pretty unique sound. The song below is “A Change is Gonna Come” and the stuttering cello line that provides the rhythmic backing is really freaking awesome. Definitely one of my favorite artists we’ve run across thus far in our journey through the ACL lineup.

Also, if someone can please figure out who he sounds like when he sings, let me know, because it’s on right on the tip of my tongue, but I cannot figure it out, and it’s driving me crazy.

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