JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE
NEW ALBUM ‘ABSENT FATHERS’ OUT NOW LOOSE MUSIC
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MOJO
““whether taken separately or as a whole, both these striking albums deserve your time””
Q
““a finely tuned wallow in male heartache”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“ No longer needing to beg for attention, he’s built a career that’s brought him critical acclaim and a well-deserved reputation for consistent artistic integrity.”
NO DEPRESSION
“Justin’s songcraft is fast maturing and this is a concise exercise in laying emotions bare.”
THE SUN
““while Steve’s fingerprints continue to leave a few smudges, six albums in, Justin looks like he’s better equipped than ever to step out of the shadow”
RECORD COLLECTOR
“…mov[ing] between evocative portraits of places set in knotty emotional frames, prickly confessions of destructive patterns, and melancholic eloquence in the wake of short-lived love affairs.”
NPR
Single Mothers was released in September 2014 via Loose Music and, combined with Absent Fathers, the double album perfectly showcases exactly why Justin Townes Earle is considered a forefather of Contemporary Americana. Hailed as an album that’s “showing the world that alt-country can be pretty dope,” (Noisey/Vice), Single Mothers has had great radio success, with plays across the BBC.
The albums were recorded live with his four-piece touring band with only days of rehearsal leading up to recording to keep the ideas fresh. No overdubs, no other singers, no additional players – just a real, heartfelt performance capturing the moment. In fact, his songs “Picture in a Drawer’ and ‘It’s Cold in This House’ are only Justin, his guitar and his pedal steel player Paul Niehaus.
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