'First Step' is the debut-solo album by Zack Keim, best known as the guitarist and lead singer of Pittsburgh's garage rock powerhouse Nox Boys. These ten tracks of bare-bones acoustic folk rock make for a wonderful collection of melancholic ballads and serene love songs, steeped in Dylan-esque affectation. Featuring production by Blue Ash's Pete Drivere and guest appearances by Demos Papadimas and The Cynics' Gregg Kostelich, this '60s-flavoured folk artifact is not to be missed!