Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions with Jason P. Woodbury. This week on the show, writer and musician Sam Sodomsky, who records and releases music—a lot of it—under the name The Bird Calls. His latest slice of literate folk rock and alt-country songcraft is called Take Leave, and it was released on August 28 via Ruination Record Co. Take Leave rattles with downcast charm. Its songs are sly and full of knowing. Sam joins us to discuss, talk about his Springsteen fandom, dig into The Blue Nile, and more.