Justin Townes Earle
Nothing’s Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now
Bloodshot
A horn section lends Justin Townes Earle's fourth LP a Memphis-soul
feel, which is less a departure than a shift in emphasis. Thematically,
he continues his chronicle of a life balanced (barely) on the edge. Love
is elusive; the legacy of his father, Steve Earle, is a blessing and a
curse, and the road exhausts and exhilarates. That Earle breathes life
into those well-worn ideas is a tribute to the rough-hewn elegance of
his writing and his voice. He recorded this album live in studio, but
what comes across is control as much as immediacy. That's because, as
always with him, songcraft is a means of conveying and containing
emotions that might otherwise be unbearable.
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