Longtime NYC rock drummer Christian Rutledge has traded his skins for strings. After years keeping heavy time in hard-riffing outfits like Vagina Panther, Space Merchants, and Freaky Wilderness, Rutledge is stepping to the mic for his solo debut, An Inch of This New York Mile. The spare, lyric-driven tunes here draw on Americana influences like Woody Guthrie and Gillian Welch, with strains of songwriter-led indie acts like The Replacements and Billy Bragg.