Drunk is a combo from Richmond (Virginia) that plays a rather unusual kind of slo-core. Songs like Collarbone and Gizmo, on A Derby Spiritual (Jagiaguwar, 1997), sound like the country-music version of Yo La Tengo with the subdued elegance of Belle And Sebastian; or the chamber-folk of Lambchop performed with the languid and austere sensory underload of Low.

An almost classical calm reigns over To Corner Wounds (Jagiaguwar, 1998) and Raised Toward (Jagiaguwar, 1999), although the latter features the sprightly Lilith.

Tableside Manners (Jagiaguwar, 2000) achieves the formal perfection of this art of light, eerie alt-country, although the standout could be, yet again, the relatively lively Queen Of Venice.