Justin Townes Earle has every reason to sound he lives downstream.
He has every reason to sound like his Dad, Steve Earle, one of America’s great songwriters. How could he not be influenced by that?
He has every reason to sound like the man he was named for, Townes Van Zandt. His Dad was certainly a fan, and Justin most certainly grew up listening to Townes’ tunes.
But how refreshing that, at least on “Harlem River Blues” he seems to evoke the most upstream influence of both Townes and Steve.
Doesn’t this track sound like a Woody Guthrie song? Or at least an outtake from the Billy Bragg/Wilco “Mermaid Avenue” project?
Friday, September 24, 2010
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