“Some artists are wedded to their geography. It would be unimaginable for Sonic Youth to hail from Tulsa, and impossible for Oasis to reside in Bakersfield. Even schlock like Marilyn Manson makes sense in the context of originating from the moral void that is Miami. Athens, Georgia has been Chesnutt's creative crucible for the past dozen years, and it makes a lot of sense. His lyrics reflect his en”
