Ghosts of West Virginia
by Steve Earle & the Dukes
  • Record Label: New West
  • Release Date: May 22, 2020
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8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

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  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 10
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  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 17, 2020
    80
    Even if Earle occasionally falls back on roots music autopilot, the power of this work is undeniable. [Jul 2020, p.89]
  2. The Observer (UK)
    May 26, 2020
    60
    There are more reflective moments, like Time Is Never on Our Side and If I Could See Your Face Again, where fiddler Eleanor Whitmore sings a widow’s part. Numbers such as Black Lung complete the evocation of thankless blue-collar toil, though Earle has done as much before on 1999’s The Mountain, when no one was voting for Trump.
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  3. AllMusic
    May 22, 2020
    90
    With Ghosts of West Virginia, he's created some of the most eloquent music he's written in two decades.
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