Rocky Votolato is a soft-spoken, hard-working 28-year-old father of two based in Seattle. Makers is a stunning collection of songs that seem to have been scratched into a boxcar wall by a worn-out and lonesome ghost. The album's title, whether it references a vague existential preoccupation or perhaps a certain brand of Americanwhiskey, captures the mood of its 12 songs perfectly -- listening to Rocky's words, you don't feel like a voyeur, but rather an ally, sharing secrets by the dying fire.