In the midst of a world so fond of condemnation as entertainment, Millsap’s rootsy rock and roll poetry offers open-armed love of people and their stories. The Very Last Day is the anticipated follow-up to his 2014 release, which netted him high-profile praise from NPR, the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and others. Whether the 23-year-old sings from the perspective of a convenience store robber haunted by his past, or as the King of the Underworld wild with passion, his character-driven songs mine deep wells of joy and despair to create gut-punching narratives that are sometimes hellish, sometimes heavenly, and always human.