Chris Ballew has toured the world as the lead singer of alt-rock band the Presidents of the United States of America. He’s performed with the Sonics, released 19 kindie-rock albums under the stage name Caspar Babypants, even received three Grammy nominations. But Ballew, 57, now speaks with the measured calm of someone who’s supremely content with his career. “I’m pretty much retired,” he says.
Of course, Ballew also released Bone by Bone, his fourth solo album under his own name, in January. “The music I’m currently making is definitely designed to rock people to…maybe not sleep, but, like, a floaty, mellow place.” On a recent Wednesday
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