Saint Stranger

Torgerson’s 2004 full solo effort was a quietly remarkable record, with Greek band Sigmatropic as the main backing ensemble and bandleader Akis Boyatzis as coproducer, plus numerous other friends as guests such as Bill Rieflin and Walkabouts associates Fred Chalenor and Nancy Wharton. Working mostly with songs cowritten with Michael Willet but also covers of Pearls Before Swine and Laura Veirs, Torgerson, in fine voice as ever, explores intriguing ground throughout, including the mesmerizing, nearly ten minute long jam “Dreh Es Um.”