Based on what I know, which isn't everything, John Gorka is just about the best singer/songwriter going. My wife won't listen to him because he's too sad. That's just one of the reasons I love him. Playing live, I've seen his shows fill the room with laughter. And I love to be drenched in that rich baritone voice.
His early work hits me the hardest. Here's a gritty complaint against gentrification from 1994. It also launches a subtle blow against a certain NYC property developer and TV celebrity who later came to dominate all our lives, while insulting him in the perfectly indirect way- forgetting his name.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xhig0mC10go