Justin Townes Earle's The Good Life.

[Justin_stacy]

There were so many good 'country-ish' albums released this year, that this one slipped by me. But its really good, and worth checking out.

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The Good Life

[Justin_stacy]

New album comes out March 10 on Suburban Home/Bloodshot record.

http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/files/imagecache/album-image/files/album-images/album_main_bs160.jpg

Track list.

1. Midnight at the Movies
2. What I Mean To You
3. They Killed John Henry
4. Mama's Eyes
5. Dirty Rag
6. Can't Hardly Wait
7. Black Eyed Suzy
8. Poor Fool
9. Halfway to Jackson
10. Someday I'll Be Forgiven For This
11. Walk Out
12. Here We Go Again


If you're at all interested in country music (real country music), americana, alternative-country, or the 40's this is worth checking out. Its a whole hell of alot better then you might think. (www.myspace.com/justintownesearle)

[Justin_stacy]

New song off of Midnight at the Movies. (http://www.bloodshotrecords.com/resources/mp3_jte_mamaseyes.mp3) (right click and save)

[Justin_stacy]

.....another new song has been posted on his myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/justintownesearle). Both of the new songs are alot more poppier then his previous stuff.

[CellarGhosts]

No replies? Really? Lame lame lame.

Good stuff, I dig this guy's music. Talent must run in the Earle family :-d

[Justin_stacy]

Two posters, its official we can now have a party.

:drew:

[CellarGhosts]

Hahaha. It's a shame threads like this get overlooked so often.

[AP_Punk]

oops. i kept forgetting to post in here. haha.

looking forward to that new album! still gotta check out the past stuff.

[CellarGhosts]

AP needs more alt.country love.

[AP_Punk]

not until jesse lacey/max bemis says so :-d

[mike sheets]

AP needs more alt.country love.


in this case, can we only talk about son volt from now on?

[Justin_stacy]

not until jesse lacey/max bemis says so :-d

Na CRAIG OWENS and ANTHONY GREEN said its cool, so were all good. :shudder:

[IcedOpethBlind]

i'll give this a go

[Justin_stacy]

Some free acoustic (http://daytrotter.com/article/1419/justin-townes-earle)downloads and a Replacement cover.

[CellarGhosts]

Sweet

[LV03]

i'm just posting to up the number of replies :-)

[ThePartialGlow]

AP needs more alt.country love.

Agree. And I've been meaning to check this out.

[AP_Punk]

Some free acoustic (http://daytrotter.com/article/1419/justin-townes-earle)downloads and a Replacement cover.

yay

[Justin_stacy]

It leaked, it leaked.

:thumbup: :toot: :boobies: :tramp: :bighop: :excited:

So far all the songs are really good, can't wait for tonight so I can give it a proper listen.

[AP_Punk]

i wanna hear it!

[Justin_stacy]

i wanna hear it!

Its not as poppy as I thought it was going to be. The Hank Williams era vibe is still there, I think he basically posted the most accessible two songs first.

You want a couple of the songs? Or you want to wait for LP?

[AP_Punk]

Its not as poppy as I thought it was going to be. The Hank Williams era vibe is still there, I think he basically posted the most accessible two songs first.

You want a couple of the songs?

yes plzz

[Justin_stacy]

yes plzz

you going to be on tonight? I'm going to go watch American Idol with the wife(don't laugh) and then I'll be back on.

[AP_Punk]

you going to be on tonight? I'm going to go watch American Idol with the wife(don't laugh) and then I'll be back on.

bahahahah

justkidding. yeah, i'll be on later tonight. sounds good!

[Justin_stacy]

bahahahah

justkidding. yeah, i'll be on later tonight. sounds good!

:mail:

[AP_Punk]

halfway through this album and i'm loving it so far.

[AP_Punk]

this is reallly good stuff. :thumbup:

glad i went ahead and pre-ordered the LP a few weeks back.

[Justin_stacy]

Midnight At The Movies is the best song I've heard since 1930, no joke. I love it when you hear a song for the first time, and it just hits you, this song is absolutely perfect.

New album is good, its a shame that country music has been so bastardized in this country that few people get to hear the real thing anymore.

[CellarGhosts]

Midnight At The Movies is the best song I've heard since 1930, no joke. I love it when you hear a song for the first time, and it just hits you, this song is absolutely perfect.

New album is good, its a shame that country music has been so bastardized in this country that few people to hear the real thing anymore.
agreed entirely.

[AP_Punk]

people are missing out!

[IcedOpethBlind]

this is starting out solid..

[Justin_stacy]

agreed entirely.

Thoughts?????

[CellarGhosts]

Thoughts?????
Great album, kind of reminds me of both his dad and Ryan Adams at times (much like The Good Life did). I really like the Replacements cover too.

[Justin_stacy]

Great album, kind of reminds me of both his dad and Ryan Adams at times (much like The Good Life did). I really like the Replacements cover too.

you should also check out that link for Olin and the Moon. Sort of a light rock country album.

[CellarGhosts]

you should also check out that link for Olin and the Moon. Sort of a light rock country album.
Cool deal. I'll look into it.

We need an official Justin Townes Earle thread now. Feel free to make it, I make too many threads :-d

[Justin_stacy]

Basically what this was supposed to be. :shrug:

What we need is an official country, folk, americana and soul thread.

[CellarGhosts]

I think there's an alt.country thread already somewhere, and an official country music thread too.

[Justin_stacy]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/mpd/permalink/m12654FNW0KXJB

music video for midnight at the movies

[IWasaCamera]

Haven't heard a better country album this year.

[ThisIsNotDan]

"Mama's Eyes" is a beautiful song. I don't listen to much country, but this is good

[StreetSpirit76]

I was just about to make a thread, good thing I searched.

New duet (http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=3705) and tour dates;
Jan. 26 Indianapolis, IN @ Radio Radio*
Jan. 27 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge*
Jan. 28 Knoxville, TN @ Barley's Taproom*
Jan. 29 Asheville, NC @ Grey Eagle Tavern*
Jan. 30 Carrboro, NC @ Carrboro Arts Center*
Jan. 31 Decatur, GA @ Eddie's Attic*
Feb. 1 Mobile, AL @ Callahan's
Feb. 3 San Antonio, TX @ Sam's Burger Joint and Music Hall*
Feb. 4 Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ*
Feb. 5 Houston, TX @ McGonigel's Mucky Duck
Feb. 6 Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater* (also featuring Chris Knight)
Feb. 9 La Jolla, CA @ The Loft at UC San Diego**
Feb. 10 Los Angeles, CA @ Amoeba Hollywood
Feb. 11 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo**
Feb. 12 Santa Cruz, CA @ The Crepe Place**
Feb. 13 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall**
Feb. 14 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge**
Feb. 15 Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern**
Feb. 16 Vancouver, B.C. @ Biltmore Cabaret**
Feb. 18 Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room**
Feb. 19 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater**
Feb. 20 Telluride, CO @ Sheridan Opera House**
Feb. 23 Iowa City, IA @ The Mill**
Feb. 25 St. Paul, MN @ Turf Club**
Feb. 26 Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon**
Feb. 27 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall**
Feb. 28 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick**
Mar. 1 Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern**
Mar. 2 Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place**
Mar. 4 Allston, MA @ Great Scott**
Mar. 5 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom**
Mar. 6 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's**
Mar. 7 Alexandria, VA @ The Birchmere**

*with Dawn Landes
**with Joe Pug
***with Carrie Rodriguez

[CellarGhosts]

Indianapolis, rad.

[StreetSpirit76]

Yeah, but it's today. I don't think you'll make it, haha.

[CellarGhosts]

Wow I didn't even notice hahaha. Dang. But oh well.

[kevin martin]

this guy can kick way more ass than anybody iv ever seen live. i love NFG, i love HATEBREED, i love less than jake. Justin Townes Earle live kicks way more ass than all of them combined. dude should be embraced by AP.net NOW.

[IWasaCamera]

You need to remember what site you're on.

That said, solid artist. Midnight At The Movies still gets the occasional spin.

[shit stroll]

bump.

really getting into this guy.

[Justin_stacy]

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...yeah i'm pretty much floored.


free download (http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/paste_station?station_track=track_1 4552_2449&mode=normal).

[Justin_stacy]

new album Harlem River Blues set for a Sept 14 release date.

[CellarGhosts]

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4mce3CjDi1qzufyho1_500.jpg

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[AP_Punk]

sweeto!

[Justin_stacy]

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4mce3CjDi1qzufyho1_500.jpg

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thanks, everytime i found it it was that little square with the red "X".

[Justin_stacy]

from paste mag.

When I meet up with Justin Townes Earle, a thunderstorm rages outside, sheets of rain pouring down from a menacing sky. A few hours before his opening for The Swell Season at Atlanta’s Symphony Hall, though, Earle is leaning back in a black metal folding chair, calmly alternating between bottles of beer and water, a Southern drawl slowly, steadily keeping his sentences afloat.

“It’s always weird getting in front of different peoples’ fanbases and trying to collect as you go,” Earle tells Paste, crossing one lanky leg over the other. “You never know what you’re going to say.”

The Nashville native and son of the legendary Steve Earle is at a pretty thrilling point in the career of any musician; he’s found a new home in New York’s East Village, and on top of his three-day stint opening for The Swell Season, he’s embarked on a busy summer tour that’ll take him all over the east coast and into Canada. Most importantly, though, he’s hot off the heels of recording and co-producing a new full-length studio album, Harlem River Blues. “I drove over the Harlem River one time and it was just the most desolate-looking thing I’d ever seen,” Earle says of the body of water that gave his forthcoming album its title. “It’s way up in the northeast of Manhattan, it comes down out of the Bronx, down into Harlem, and it’s just the nastiest body of water you’ve ever seen in your life. And I guess it just kind of inspired me a little bit.”

According to Earle, Harlem River Blues reflects his relocation to Manhattan and is a departure of sorts from his previous records, The Good Life and Midnight at the Movies, which he describes as leaning toward more of an “old-time base.” For the new album, he says he wanted to evoke the soulful sounds of Memphis, The Staple Singers and Otis Redding, hence enlisting former Drive-By Truckers guitarist Jason Isbell. It seems just about impossible to ruffle the composed Earle, bespectacled in thick, tortoiseshell glasses, but he nearly gushes about Isbell: “He’s just, you know, he can, I mean, the man’s magic. I mean, what he can do is just absolute magic.”

Harlem River Blues is Earle’s first venture into producing; he and longtime friend/piano player Skylar Wilson co-produced the album together. Along with Isbell, it features the likes of Brian Owings on drums, Calexico’s Paul Niehaus on the pedal steel guitar and Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show playing harmonica. The record is also Earle’s first after his Manhattan move—an adjustment that unquestionably influenced the born-and-bred Nashvillian. “I find that I write quicker. I’m a very painfully slow songwriter, I can take up to six months to write a song, even a simple little song,” Earle explains. “I don’t sit down and write. I’m a cocktail-napkin writer, but I find in New York there’s just too many experiences. Everywhere you go it’s like there’s something going on. You see something amazing every block. Every time you turn a corner, there’s something amazing going on.”

Although Earle calls New York home now and claims he’ll never leave, his upbringing is inescapable; from the twang in his voice, to his manners to his taste in music, he’s a Southern man through and through. But with this new record and a new locale, he certainly seems content to leave his past behind. “I love Nashville, Tenn. and I love the south, but Nashville—I was born and raised there, and I lived and died in those streets,” Earle says, his voice trailing to just above a whisper. “You know, I got ghosts that most people can’t imagine in Nashville, Tenn., not to mention every crazy bitch that I was ever with in my life. So I’ve just decided to relinquish Nashville to the ghosts and move on, follow Woody Guthrie. Follow him down the foxhole.”

[shit stroll]

http://www.avclub.com/articles/bruce-springsteen,38865/

[WhiteLies.]

I really dig this guy. Thread reminded me I haven't listened to him since last summer; time to bust it out again

[Justin_stacy]

download of the first single (http://click.email.topspin.net/?qs=8c32bd51818bdfcd35112472e08eca3 4f98532666d5250b961b772580cf8dda3).

[jdr2187]

New album is streaming on NPR, and it sounds awsome so far!

[kearn1tm]

New album is streaming on NPR, and it sounds awsome so far!

It leaked last week. It's really good. I wouldn't put it on par with Midnight at the Movies, but then, I've only spun it three times thus far.

[shit stroll]

well if it's not on par with midnight it's not worth spinning

[Justin_stacy]

It leaked last week. It's really good. I wouldn't put it on par with Midnight at the Movies, but then, I've only spun it three times thus far.

hey pm me a copy if you would...i haven't had time to find anything lately...

[Justin_stacy]

Perfect follow up to Midnight. It lacks the obvious single(s) that Midnight had, but its more consistant and doesn't trail off at the end the way the previous album did.

Favorite track is probably One More Night In Brooklyn or Wanderin' (which i'd like to see him do a video for)...

[jdr2187]

Completely agree with that.

[shit stroll]

http://www.spinner.com/2010/09/20/justin-townes-earle-arrested-indianapolis/?icid=main|main|dl2|sec3_lnk3|17172 5

first page on yahoo, ha.

[AP_Punk]

lol, the freebird heckler

[shit stroll]

lol, the freebird heckler
the heckler was probably Chris.

[AP_Punk]

hahah. i didn't even notice where it occurred 'til now.

it all makes sense now!!

[shit stroll]

in his defense he just turned 21, he can't handle his alcohol very well yet!

[shit stroll]

JTE entered rehab and canceled his fall tour a few fays ago.

[CellarGhosts]

in his defense he just turned 21, he can't handle his alcohol very well yet!

hahah. i didn't even notice where it occurred 'til now.

it all makes sense now!!

the heckler was probably Chris.
Hahaha I just now saw these posts. You guys.

I heard about that when it happened though. Surprised me because I didn't even know he was going to be in Indiana haha. Kind of not surprised at all though that it was an Indiana crowd that drove him over the edge like that.

[kearn1tm]

JTE entered rehab and canceled his fall tour a few fays ago.

That's really depressing, considering how long he's battled addiction (since his teens).

[Justin_stacy]

on letterman tomorrow night...

[Justin_stacy]

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[IWasaCamera]

New one's his best yet. Just an effortless record.

[myplanforescape]

Good stuff, saw him open for Old Crow Medicine Show when he was touring for The Good Life, been a fan since then. It was a great show too.

[Justin_stacy]

trailer for the new record, Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now.

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download the first single (http://www.justintownesearle.com/).

[Justin_stacy]

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[Justin_stacy]

Letterman from Friday

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