Earle, Nelson release new CDs
Earle is out with "The Low Highway," an 11-song amalgam of divergent musical styles. He recorded the disc with The Dukes (and Duchesses)." Earle also co-produced the disc with Ray Kennedy.
Nelson offers his fans "Let's Face the Music and Dance." Buddy Cannon, perhaps best known as Kenny Chesney's producer, had his hands on the dials for these 14 songs.
Kim Richey puts out her seventh disc "Thorn In My Heart" and first with Yep Roc. Recorded at Mr. Lemon's Studio in Nashville, the CD was produced by Neilson Hubbard (Glen Phillips, Matthew Ryan, The Apache Relay) and features 12 original compositions. The follow up to 2010's "Wreck Your Wheels," the album features guest appearances from Jason Isbell, Trisha Yearwood, Carl Broemel of My Morning Jacket and Pat Sansone of Wilco.
Independent artist Amy Speace, who veers a bit more towards the singer/songwriter end, is out with "How to Sleep in a Stormy Boat." Hubbard produced the music.
More news for Steve Earle
- 06/28/24: Earle release "Copperhead Road" in advance of live disc
- 05/27/22: Earle pays tribute to "Jerry Jeff"
- 11/02/20: Nashville Songwriters Hall names new members
- 06/09/20: Earle looks at "Times Like These"
- 04/22/20: Earle receives theatre award nomination
- 04/03/20: Earle commemorates Upper Big Branch mine disaster Sunday
- 02/27/20: Earle & Dukes set "Ghosts of West Virginia" for release
- 02/26/19: Earle launches record tour
CD reviews for Steve Earle
A decade after recording his tribute to Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle has released an album of Guy Clark covers. It includes, perhaps, Clark's best-known songs, "L.A. Freeway" and "Desperados Waiting For A Train," as well as a slew of songs not known quite so well. Most significantly, it's an album that showcases the breadth of Clark's work. Clark was a songwriter's songwriter, something many of the best Americana songwriters - including Earle - know well. ...
If Steve Earle had never done another album after "Guitar Town" and "Copperhead Road," he'd still have cemented his place in the musical firmament for skillfully creating a ragged and beautiful tapestry from the stray threads of rootsy rock and authentic country. And that may well be why his catalog over the past three decades has been so compelling and satisfying; he has consistently proven that he has nothing to prove.
"So You Wannabe an Outlaw" is the latest ...
In the Instagram era where people use apps to turn digital snapshots into sepia-toned portraits, Steve Earle's 16th studio release finds its place with an old-school sound. It's a Polaroid of rural country, blues and bluegrass frozen in time. But instead of outdated, it plays on the nostalgia of its modern audience.
Named for the 1930s Hudson muscle car model, "Terraplane," the cover is a cacophony of vintage graphics hinting to the fun times that lie beneath. ...
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