his most recent folk album, "gone to bolivia" made "now"'s best of the year lists in 2011, and contained the song "columbus sailed here", in which sures observes the transformation of third-world countries due to cruise ship tourism. other notable examples of sures' style are found on "high school steps", on which he performs a tribute to ray davies of the kinks by reflecting on the life of high school musicians who saw davies as their idol.