Lou Barlow may sound like he's giving lo-fi a crack at a mid-Western open mic night, but make no mistake, friend - he is the granddaddy of them all. As the brains and heart of behind Dinosaur Jr, Sebadoh and Folk Implosion, Ohio native Barlow was Gen X before Gen Why-O-Y came on the scene, all too cool for school and heavy on the effects pedals. He's had more collaborative recordings that you've had hot dinners, and yet carries the same detached, world-weary WTF air that he sported all the way back when he played bass on Dinosaur in 1985.