Great Despiser

The Great Despiser, the new album from celebrated singer-songwriter Joe Pug, is the follow-up to Pug's critically acclaimed full-length debut, Messenger, and his wildly popular word-of-mouth EP, Nation of Heat. The 11-track was recorded in Chicago with producer Brian Deck (Modest Mouse, Iron & Wine, Califone, etc). In addition to Pug, the album features various acclaimed musicians, including Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Langhorne Slim) on piano, organ and marimba as well as backing vocals form The Hold Steady's Craig Finn on the album's title track. Pug has toured alongside Steve Earle, M. Ward and Josh Ritter and has recently performed at both Lollapalooza and the Newport Folk Festival.