David Corley – Dog Tales

Indiana native David Corley may have been a songwriter since his late teens but he was 53 before his first album, Available Light, was released earlier this year.

There were various reasons for the delay, both mystical and medical, but the one-time roofer and bartender has served up an album of the year contender.

Sounding at times like Lou Reed or Tom Waits, at others more toward Robbie Robertson or John Hiatt, the man’s music creates a moody ambiance.

Dog Tales grizzles, growls, then spits you out.