After a creative crisis and a long layoff, Joe Pug is back! Joe has collected plenty of the requisite Dylan comparisons over his young career, but on his new album, "Windfall," it’s easier to hear the sway of more contemporary influences like Josh Ritter, Ryan Adams and M.Ward. The theme of resilience plays a central role throughout "Windfall." The weary protagonist in “Veteran Fighter” wills his way further down the highway despite the gloom that seems certain to overtake him. ”The Measure”, a song inspired in part by Frederic Buechner’s novel Godric, marvels at ”every inch of anguish, laid out side by side” but ultimately finds that “All we’ve lost is nothing to what we’ve found.” ”I never really write songs with a specific narrative in mind,” Joe explains. “When you’re sort of pushing through a dark period of your life it’s probably inevitable that some of that is going to find its way onto the page. But in the same way, by the time we were in the studio the process had become very effortless and joyful. And hopefully you can hear a lot of that on the record as well.” As the saying goes, “All’s well that ends well.” Joe Pug didn’t call it quits after all, and we're glad he didn't!