“Toronto's Hayden Desser is a potent singer/songwriter. His demure baritone can be the perfect accomplice for a gray day or it can block out the sun, stanching a cheerful mood. 1996's *Everything I Long For* and 1998's *The Closer I Get* are volatile collections of snarling lo-fi folk-rock, often overwhelming sad or bitter, while 2001's *Skyscraper National Park* saw a subdued, significantly mature”
