Even when it came to covering the feral punk of the Germs, Morby found a way to make “Caught in my Eye” sound like a lost Dylan cut. The more you appreciate this rock canon, the more likely that Morby hit some of your sweet spots. Depending on the line and moment, Morby can deftly emulate all of the above. Or maybe you hear Lou Reed, Nick Cave, Randy Newman, and the War on Drugs instead. Or record sleeves if you will: Depending on your Ikea shelf space or online playlists, one might hear throughlines to Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde and Leonard Cohen’s New Skin for the Old Ceremony, the rock-as-savior gestures of Spiritualized and Springsteen. Across four solo albums (and turns in bands like Woods and the Babies), Kevin Morby has always worn his influences on his sleeve.
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