NOT FAR NOW is Richard Shindells first collection of new original songs in six years. Widely acclaimed as one of todays finest narrative songwriters, Shindell has a rare gift for using detail to illuminate his characters motivations and actions without ever getting mired in minutiae. NOT FAR NOWS nine new compositions (complimented by a pair of outside songs) are haunting vignettes that exist vividly beyond the song that documents them. The songs on NOT FAR NOW are among Shindells most cinematic and provocative, constructing scenarios in a voice that is notably free from moralizing, judgment, or conclusion.