May 14th is the Nashville album release show for Los Angeles transplant Rocko Wheeler. His debut effort, "The Book of Rocko Wheeler," dropped earlier this spring, and the songwriter has a tour with Kyle Cox in the works this month that will kick off a The 5-Spot next Thursday. Though now a Tenessee resident, Wheeler’s music remains true to his Sunshine State origins. Dripping with organ, fiddle, and slide guitar, there’s a vintage quality to his sound, and there are a few moments in the album that pay homage to the ghost of Gram Parsons. There’s also some handy wordsmithing at play which makes for and engaing and ever-changing listen as new turns of phrase surface. For instance, the last refrain of "Emmanuel, your well’s run dry-" in the first track "Time to Change," has a satisfying ring to it. Check out the song below, and put May 14th down on your calendar to pick up the album in sweet, sweet vinyl and see the songwriter before he hits the road. -Terra James-Jura