His early songs often nearly lacked melodic structure .
His early songs often nearly were clumsily played on poorly tuned guitars , resulting in the dissonant sounds on his self - released cassettes and debut album Sewn to the Sky .
His early songs often nearly lacked melodic structure and were clumsily played on poorly tuned guitars , resulting in the dissonant sounds on his self - released cassettes and debut album Sewn to the Sky .