James Maddock

A rock & roll lifer, James Maddock has been carving his unique path since the 1980s, when the British-born singer/songwriter kicked off his career with a raw, soulful voice; a storyteller's sense of narrative; and the ability to blur the lines between folk, classic pop, and rock.Since those early days in London, he's ridden the wave of a music industry that's ebbed, flowed, peaked, and crashed.

Maddock has stayed afloat throughout the entire ride, enjoying a brush with commercial success during the late 1990s — including a major-label record deal, a Top 5 AAA radio hit, and a song placement on Dawson's Creek — before transforming himself into an independent solo artist during the decades that followed.

Bruce Springsteen is a fan.

So is David Letterman.

Listening to Maddock's newest record, Insanity vs Humanity, it's easy to see the appeal.