What do you do when you"ve been fronting an original alt.-country band named Trainwreck, playing to live audiences for over ten years and suddenly find that you want to move in a different direction? If you"re J.D. Whittenburg, the answer is easy: shake things up a bit with an indie pop/rock CD inspired by a love for The Kinks, The Who, The Beatles and Bruce Springsteen. J. D. Whittenburg"s self-titled new CD (Hit Records, 2007) listens like a memoir reads. Whittenburg, as both protagonist and antagonist, brings into focus as series of 12 ex-votos whose best moments evoke intimate conversations about defeat, love, desire and longing. From the selfishly shrewd "I Miss Your Face" to the moody daydreams of "Gospel Music" and "Just Another Saturday (Again)," J. D. Whittenburg"s songwriting never over-romanticizes nor does it rely heavily on metaphor. J.D. effortlessly tackles the complications of being human in straightforward, deliciously impolite interpretations made only more personal by his warm, whisky-tinged voice.