Jeff Black Washed in the spirit and built on simple truths, his songs are ambitious epics performed with brawny passion. Irony does not reside here; Black's compositions ring out with the unadorned truth of the moment they were conceived. His desire to dig deeper, to cut to the marrow is another hallmark of Black's writing. He knows the world is painted in more subtle shades than black and white, so he writes songs with a painter's eye for nuance and detail. His songs delve into complex emotional territory with a simplicity that often belies the craft that goes into their making. Shut Eye introduced the track "Hollow of Your Hand" (from the 2005 Tin Lily release on Dualtone) to Americana radio via the The United State of Americana, Volume Three radio compilation in 2005.