Justin Townes Earle about to start work on new CD
Monday, September 29, 2008 – Justin Townes Earle is about to start work on a new CD. Earle released his first full-length, "The Good Life," earlier this year on Bloodshot Records with the disc receiving positive reviews. Earle said late last week in Boston that he would enter the studio in October to record new music. Once again, RS Field will produce the disc.
Earle, who is on tour opening for Old Crow Medicine Show, said he hoped the new music would be out in early 2009. Bloodshot, once again, is slated to release the disc. Before signing with Bloodshot, Earle released an EP on his own to very limited release.
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Midnight at the Movies
Justin Townes Earle opts for a singer-songwriter realm that instantly brings to mind Kevin Welch, especially on the gorgeous title track. From there, it's a slow, honky-tonk song entitled What I Mean To You which falls a bit flat early and seems much too forced. The same can be said later on when he romps through the train-chugging Black Eyed Suzy.
When Earle keeps things on the straight and narrow, the performances shine as is the case on They Killed John Henry, a sparse toe tapper that »»» |
The Good Life
Despite being Steve Earle's son and named after the late Texas troubadour Townes Van Zandt, Justin Townes Earle's full-length label debut owes much more to the work of legendary artists like Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell and Jimmie Rodgers than it does the singer/songwriter music of both his father and his namesake.
The 10 tracks skip around loosely through a variety of traditional country music styles and showcase Earle's considerable skills as both a composer and songwriter. »»» |
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Concert Review: McBride, Adkins shine sometimes –
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