Marcellus Hall The First Line

Singer-songwriter and illustrator Marcellus Hall was primarily known in the '90s as the frontman for the industrial-grunge outfit Railroad Jerk and blues-country rockersWhite Hassle. The NYC artist's 13-track solo record, The First Line, is firmly in the Americana-folk style though. It comes with a 44-page booklet featuring his art that previously appeared in The New Yorker, Time, NY Times, The Atlantic and other publications. His supporting band is called The Hostages.

Abstract by Kyle Lemmon