guitarist Will Kimbrough, bassist Dave Jacques, keyboardist Dave Zollo, and drummers Paul Griffith and Craig Wright. The remainder of the EP was recorded with co-producer Doug Lancio at his studio with Lancio providing musical accompaniment and Patty Griffin contributing backing vocals to two of the tracks — "Cape Henry" and the cover of John Fogerty's "Fortunate Son." Released on October 14, 2008, the record went to number one on the Americana Airplay Chart and number eight on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart. Yep Roc album Aimless did not release Snider's next album, The Excitement Plan, because he had already committed it to Yep Roc Records, but it would be the last record he would make for another record label. Produced by Don Was and released on June 9, 2009, the album featured Snider with minimal backing: Was on upright bass, Jim Keltner on drums, and Greg Leisz on dobro and pedal steel. PopMatters called the record "a masterwork of intimacy" and said it "solidified his place among the masters of the form." The Associated Press called it "the finest album of his career." Rolling Stone gave it four stars. Robert Christgau gave it an B+ in his Consumer Guide. The album went to number six on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums chart, and number 31 on the magazine's Independent Albums chart. 2010s Aimless label years On February 1, 2011, Aimless released a double-disc live album by Snider, Live: The Storyteller. The album featured performances of songs spanning much of Snider's career along with some of the stories that have become a staple of his live shows. The performances were selected from recordings of concerts in 2010, primarily from shows in Nashville, Asheville, North Carolina, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, but also from his appearance that year at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. On some of the selections, Snider is backed by the jam band Great American Taxi. Robert Christgau gave the album an A− in his Consumer Guide. The Austin Chronicle said the album "does a magnificent job of capturing the onetime San Marcos scenester's genius, a heady combo of post-folk punk and stoned comedian." The album went to number seven on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart and reached number 36 on the magazine's Independent Albums chart. After working with them on the road in 2010, Snider produced an album on Great American Taxi in 2011, Paradise Lost. The record was released