Hanging Tree

With a deep, resonant voice like Eddie Vedder’s and an intimate songwriting style like Elliott Smith’s, Carrboro, North Carolina’s Brendan Rice bridges the gap between singer/songwriter territory and that of rock and roll. The dusty tracks on Death Of A Toy Soldier have the storytelling specificity of Bruce Springsteen’s acoustic folk, but the roots-rock edge of a band like Creedence Clearwater Revival.