Picture a musical yard sale. A digital front lawn is piled high with the precious refuse of American musical history and Darius’ own experiments. If you can do that, you’ll have some idea what to expect on GARAGE SALE OF THE SOUL.

In other words, it’s an eclectic record, one on which Darius allowed himself to range free into multiple musical styles and contexts. Yes, it features its share of rootsy Americana numbers, Darius’ usual comfort zone, songs like “My Love is Nothing like the Sun” (proudly co-written with William Shakespeare) and “You Got Love.” But it doesn’t stop there. It also includes the folk anthem “USA/Mexico Borderline” and the philosophical folk ballad “The Bishop and the Beast.” It contains its share of wry moments as well, such as “East Meets West,” in which Darius imagines a Japanese rock devotee visiting the US for the first time: “She might have been a koto master, if she’d never heard a stratocaster.” “Collecting Bottles” is a duet about homelessness, sung and written with Darius’ lon