Loudon Wainwright III: Deep Cuts

This wry folkie egoist doesn't always write about himself; his lesser-known songs include witty social studies of life in these United States. "Tonya's Twirls" recalls the banned figure skater's youthful innocence; the Nobel Prize-winning economist serves as existential bellwether in "The Krugman Blues." And pipe dreams of the poor get a revival-meeting airing in "Acres of Diamonds."