As Naomi Alligator, James puts a modern spin on folk, drawing inspiration from early Liz Phair and Kimya Dawson. On “Concession Stand Girl,” she delivers “the inner monologue of an unappreciated ticket-taker at a high school football game,” per a press release, singing softly over layered banjo plucks. James crafts an imaginative, introverted character (“I never got drunk out on the bleachers / I had a crush on all of my teachers”), shining an empathetic light on a person who may otherwise go overlooked as just a face in the crowd. “One more ticket into my hand, one more person through the gate,” goes the refrain, as if to remind of us that even the most packed house is made up of individuals.