Album Review: 'Why Men Fail'

By Laura Morgan
Published on March 2, 2001 05:00AM EST

This Mississippian’s material is drenched in disillusionment. But like top-tier confessional singer-songwriters Matthew Sweet and Elliot Smith, he puts his woes to good use, churning out baleful ballads and hymns that earn your empathy. Blessed with an earthy falsetto, plush melodies, and salvation-seeking stories, Hubbard’s got the goods to compete with the reigning mope-rock royalty. A-

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