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- Summary: The latest full-length release for the singer-songwriter features one original written by Steve Earle and 10 songs written by his late son, Justin Townes Earle, who passed away in August 2020.
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- Record Label: New West
- Genre(s): Country
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Jan 4, 2021The heartbreak is palatable and one can’t help but be moved by both the confession and the candor. Indeed, the poignancy is not without purpose.
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Jan 4, 2021By not only fearlessly facing grief, but also honouring Justin's sly humor, raw vulnerability and nimble songwriting, Steve Earle fittingly sees his young Cowboy off into the sunset.
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Jan 4, 2021Devastating, but utterly beautiful.
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Jan 4, 2021Justin used a sparer musical palette than Earle Sr, often with a rockabilly feel – the celebrated Harlem River Blues, for example – but the Dukes, a tough, road-worn outfit, tend to iron out their variety. Earle’s vocals, growling and gravelled these days, deliver the songs straight, only occasionally letting a sense of loss intrude.
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UncutJan 8, 2021Despite the sombre circumstances, J.T. is a celebratory affair, the elder man bringing a hymnal ruggedness "Far Away In Another Town" and a hearty hoedown spirit to "I Don't Care." [Feb 2021, p.27]
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Jan 27, 2021JT plays like an album of first takes. It’s multifaceted in its messiness: a leather hide wrapped around a tender heart. That loose quality plays up the differences between father and son.
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Classic Rock MagazineJan 7, 2021The results is at once joyous, poignant and heartbreaking. [Feb 2021, p.86]
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Jan 11, 2021
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