JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE | HARLEM RIVER BLUES
On September 4th, Justin Townes Earle’s highly anticipated follow-up to 09’s Midnight at the Movies drops on Bloodshot Records. Straight off the success of winning the Americana Music Award’s 2009 Best New and Emerging Artist, Harlem River Blues finds a more mature, intricate and involved Earle, who coproduced the record with Skylar Wilson is backed by Bryan Owings (drums), Paul Niehaus (Calexico – guitar), and Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show – harmonica). Earle’s raw voice and simple tunes remain timeless, and he offers a balanced mix of gospel and blues, rousing rockers, and tender, sweet ballads. Perhaps this Nashville musician’s recent move to NYC is telling, with the recovered addict’s deliberate act of leaving the past behind; it’s no coincidence that the Harlem River separates Manhattan from the Bronx. But what he has found in its wake, what he has created is gold: with Harlem River Blues, Earle’s found yet another way to be a timeless original and this is easily one of my most anticipated albums of the year. – Written by JFelton
posted by JFelton, August 12, 2010
JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE | MIDNIGHT AT THE MOVIES
Midnight at the Movies – the sophomore album from Justin Townes Earle (son of Steve Earle) – displays adeptness and musical sophistication and lyrically sharp songcraft. Justin’s new record instantly invokes the best of Americana and country’s pedigree, effortlessly tapping into the romanticism imbued by the likes of Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, or Jimmy Reed, keeping American storytelling and skillful songcraft alive. Midnight at the Movies showcases a young talent with a bright future in Americana/roots music.
posted by JFelton, May 4, 2009
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