Mike Doughty, once the lead singer (and rapper) of Soul Coughing and now performing as an extra-melodic solo artist, croons as follows in “American Car” from 2005’s Haughty Melodic: “Aimless sister you’re surroundin’ / Angel face that I’m astoundin’ / How sweet you are / In your long black American car.” Now, operating under the … Continue reading “Looking back on ‘American Car’ after 10 Years, and How Nothing in Life is Worse than Aimlessness”