Nashville gonzo outlaw Todd Snider returns with ‘Eastside Bulldog,' his first solo album since 2012's lauded ‘Agnostic Hymns and Stoner Fables.' The new album brings life to Snider's Elmo Buzz pseudonym, a name he has used to play in Nashville while dodging radius clauses.

On ‘Eastside Bulldog,' Snider develops Elmo Buzz into a full-blown three-dimensional character, with interests (Hank Williams Jr., chicks, cars), hobbies (partying hard, fighting) and even sworn enemies (folk music, Todd Snider). Buzz blames his minimal success as a musician directly on Snider, who he accuses of stealing his look (Snider's reasoning for why the two are identical) and keeping folk music popular in East Nashville (the reason their sounds are so different). The album's 10 tracks create a world around this wannabe rock star's blind East Nashville pride.

Described as “one of the sharpest, funniest storytellers in rock” by Rolling Stone and “an exceptional songwriter” by NPR's Fresh Air, Snider uses his narrative chops to keep the world of ‘Eastside Bulldog' poignant, acerbic and hilarious. The album finds Snider exploring new sonic territory, too: proto-rock and roll, taking as many cues from Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis as Guy Clark and Billy Joe Shaver. Snider also plays every guitar part on ‘Eastside Bulldog,' the first time he's done so in his career.

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