Not as unusual, the songs show his love for blues artists such as Robert Johnson and Son House and for other genres such as Zydeco as well.

It's a semi-redemption type of song and it's also slightly preaching to people that you can't bribe St.

[6] "Kid Gloves" is about a prize fighter pressured by the mob to throw a fight who refuses to give in.

For the story Gallagher "tried to create an image of being down around the bible belt with a guy stuck in a situation searching for someone that could be his wife or someone else before a big storm or Armageddon or the Holocaust."

Chenier died before Gallagher was able to meet him, even though they played at least one music festival together and the regret over that lost opportunity inspired the song.

We used a lot of old valve microphones, tape echo, old spring reverbs and things like that, instead of using all the digital equipment.