My new Patty Griffin obsession

Plus: Following up on my peek at Pico

Hey there — less is more, so this is gonna be a totally more introduction. No national anthem or military flyover today. Batter up …

Griffin adore

Ever since “Useless Desires” made the Slaylist, I’ve tumbled head-first into the superb work of Patty Griffin. I’m listening to every one of her albums, one by one (um, duh — I’m not playing the albums simultaneously), and have already put together a Spotify playlist of more than 60 songs.

I’m going to zip through five of those tunes, so try to keep up.