content: If Brian Wilson and John Lennon had co-written a record and allowed Tom Waits to produce it, Deserter's Songs is what it might sound like. It has a retro feel but the songs themselves are haunting, repetative, and shimmer in the distance. I guess the musical saw is a cliche, but I haven't heard too much of it, and I think that here it works. However, if you are expecting rock and roll, go far elseware. This has more in common with classical leider and Brecht-Weil songs than it does Indie rock.