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Justin Townes Earle: Harlem River Blues
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Man, I love being on the Justin Townes Earle mailing list. Today they passed along the title track from his upcoming record, Harlem River Blues. The song is a new sound for Earle—full band, organ, handclaps, gospel-choir-ish background vocals—but it’s not a complete departure from what we’ve come to expect from and love about his music: it is yet another deeply-knowing homage to a period of country music history. Particularly, the 1970′s, when country had started listening to rock again.
“Harlem River Blues” is a weary road song at its heart, with Earle traveling up Manhattan to go jump in the Harlem River and finish himself off. But the gospel choir and the upbeat arrangement give the song some push-and-pull. Earle may be heading up north to disappear beneath the dirty waters, but he’s gonna make damn sure that he goes out leaving a great, timeless-sounding tune in everyone’s ears.
Justin Townes Earle: Harlem River Blues from the forthcoming Harlem River Blues, due out September 14th from Bloodshot Records…
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[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by stereopathic and Birds On A Wire, Brendan O'Donnell. Brendan O'Donnell said: A new song from Justin Townes Earle's upcoming Harlem River Blues: http://bit.ly/cMCZX5 [...]