Brave enough to mock his chubbiness and lack of phallic endowment (“I got cockblocked by my own body.”), Derek Sheen (no relation to Charlie, et al.) is building a body of work that's as towering as his own stature is diminutive: His albums include the lauded Tiny Idiot, Holy Drivel, and Disasterbation. Comedy fans may recognize similarities to the great Patton Oswalt both in Sheen's body type and delivery, which can spiral into barely controlled mania when the occasion calls for it—and it often does. Like Oswalt, Sheen is a master of self-deprecation, an ingenious storyteller, as well as being a keen observer of both his own idiosyncrasies and humanity's—on top of being a mercurial ad-libber. And Sheen's observations in the Holy Drivel track "Portland Vs. Seattle" will vividly resonate with denizens of both cities. Sheen will be recording his forthcoming album, Macho Caballero (Stand Up! Records). by Dave Segal