John Hiatt became best known for his passionate blend of country, soul and pop music, but he's always had a rambunctious sense of rock ‘n' roll as well. On bitterly bopping ‘80s cuts like “Doll Hospital”, he comes off like Indianapolis' answer to Elvis Costello, while the roaring riffs of "Death by Misadventure" make a perfect match for Hiatt's peculiar, cautionary tale of a family wasting their lives away.