Rod Picott is an exceptional songwriter and life observer. “Like Hemingway, he peers into the jangly tentativeness of the relationships between men and women. Like Harry Crews, he captures the spectral gothic shadows that haunt rural settings. Like Townes Van Zandt, Picott tells riveting tales about memorable characters that plumb the misery and the fleeting moments of hope that mark the human condition.” That’s what Henry Carrigan once wrote on No Depression. Rod Picott doesn’t leave anything to chance. His songs are expertly crafted, living creations filled with marks of the human condition. “Ville Lumiere Promenade” presents 21 tracks recorded in Paris, France in 2005 in the company of ace Dobro & Lap Steel player Matt Mauch that embellishes and punctuates all songs in a unique manner, perfectly complementing Rod’s Vocal and acoustic guitar. “Songs that are just too good to share with casual listeners who don’t appreciate great writing.” There you have it, take it or leave it!