Haughty Melodic

As a huge Soul Coughing fan, it was way over due, but I finally got Mike Doughty's new album, Haughty Melodic.

I loved hearing "Looking at the World from the Bottom of a Well" every once in a while on the radio in my car (usually on Indie 103.1) so now I can rock out to it at home like I did all day today.

Two of my all-time favorite albums are Ruby Vroom and Irresistible Bliss (I've actually had to replace Irresistible Bliss cuz I scratched the CD from overuse) so I'm sure Haughty Melodic will quickly join them in the heavy rotation since Doughty's rhymes were always the best part of Soul Coughing for me.

One track on Haughty Melodic, "His Truth Is Marching On," has got me curious though.

They say that God is great/They say that God is love/And I believe them

These are not lyrics I'd have ever expected to hear on Mike Doughty track. I'm wondering if Mike is speaking personally or rather through a character who is exploring his belief in some almighty force. As a fellow human, I totally sympathize with the feeling of being "fucking starved for love", but as a hardcore atheist, I wish more people looked to those around them instead of to the heavens.

Mike Doughty has a website, a blog (updated very regularly), two MySpace profiles (a professional one and a personal one and a Friendster profile.