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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…

Friday to Sunday, August 6th, 7th, and 8th, Pendarvis Farm, just outside of Portland, Oregon. If you’re at all in or near the Portland area, we aren’t aware of anything else you oughtta be doing that weekend. Discounted advance tickets remain on sale until Thursday the 5th. That’s tomorrow, people.

Pickathon, dammit.

A locally-owned, family-friendly, sustainably-run indie roots music festival with a killer lineup, great food, and on-site camping. Not only that, but Stereopathic mastermind Larson Hicks will be volunteering there, so if you see a relatively sober, 6’1″ Texan concierg-ing Bonnie Prince Billy from the Beer Garden to the stage, say hello to the man. Our dear friend Nate Wolff will be there, too.

We can’t say enough nice things about Pickathon, and those of us who aren’t making it down this year (some of us so we can run the Roadside Graves’ show this Friday) deeply resent those who are.

Found this in the ol’ inbox this morning:

Greetings!

We are pleased to announce the details of the next Justin Townes Earle record. Harlem River Blues will hit stores on September 14th.

Compared to the much-lauded Midnight at the Movies,  Harlem River Blues is more mature and increasingly nuanced, while still embracing the raw voice and clean sound of previous standout tracks like “Mama’s Eyes.” Featuring guest appearances from Jason Isbell, Bryn Davies, Ketch Secor from Old Crow Medicine Show and Calexico’s Paul Niehaus, it’s rockin’ and reelin’ at times, sweet and slow at others – and it’s great….and it was produced by JTE and his old friend Skylar Wilson.

We’re counting the days till September 14th.

Justin Townes Earle: I Don’t Care (from the Yuma EP)

The Seattle Music Weekly posted a write-up on Moscow and it’s musicians.

“Even when I’m here in New York, the city is compressed down into a little village, a Moscow-sized place with the places I go and the people I know,” Ritter says. “Maybe there is something in the water there. It’s probably better than whatever’s in the water here.”

Read the entire article…

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NPR.org is now streaming the upcoming album from The Hold Steady, “Heaven is Whenever“. The album is set to release on May 4th, so now’s your chance to catch an early listen.

Stylistically, the album Read more

In anticipation of its May 11 release and to counter the murky-sounding leak now dribbling ’round internet, the National is streaming their upcoming LP High Violet on the New York Times website until April 27th. Accompanying the higher-quality stream is a pretty fine article by one Nicholas Dawidoff, who follows the tumult the band goes through in Read more

A new track from M.I.A. made in online earlier today. The file has now disappeared, but there is still this video. Check it out while you can.
This is “Born Free”.

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