Dan Modlin & Dave Scott has been played on NTS in shows including Hot Mess, featured first on 7 May 2021. Songs played include Round & Round.

Originally released on the same Indianapolis 1970s label as the classic Zerfas album, Modlin & Scott were briefly mentioned as ‘bubbling under’ in my list of Top 20 Reissue Candidates back in Ugly Things #24. I have expressed some reservations towards this record, but much like Relatively Clean Rivers my resistance is being worn away over time. It is not that far removed from RCR style-wise, with the California desert clarity replaced by pastoral Midwestern brooding.

Carrying a strong literary-cinematic feel, The Train Don’t Stop Here Anymore is a concept album about hobo drifter culture, about the men and eras portrayed by Steinbeck and Kerouac. It is one of the purest expressions of rock music Americana you’re ever going to find. Musically it’s attractive and engaging; well-written 70s folkrock songs that recall the melodic side of Neil Young, moody male vocals, the appropriate guitar tapestries, some violin and banjo. It’s not country-rock, but an original combination of Southern and Western elements needed to tell the story.