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With Justin Townes Earle’s pedigree come mixed blessings. As
the son of legendary singer/songwriter Steve Earle, high
expectations are the name of the game, and he’s shown that
he is up to the task on The Good Life, crafting stark
portraits and narrative tales with elements of blues,
classic country and rock n’roll. A modern-day troubadour,
Earle blends genres seamlessly, framing his songs in warm
musical settings and creating tunes that could easily be
mistaken for classics. “I started out to make an old timey
country record, but I listen to so many other kinds of
music,” Justin explained. “Some of the songs were rearranged
on the spot and took on other lives and album is now more of
an exploration of southern music.” Earle approaches
universal topics like traveling and matters of the heart
(“Hard Living”, “The Good Life”) with the same fervor with
which he evokes the bleak loneliness of a Civil War soldier
on “Lone Pine Hill”.
With inspirations as diverse as Townes Van Zandt (he was
named in honor of the elder Earle’s hero), Jimmy Reed, Kurt
Cobain, The Replacements, Ray Charles and The Pogues, Justin
forged his own brand of American roots music. Going through
life with a namesake of Van Zandt’s stature cannot be easy
for a young songwriter, but Earle takes it in stride,”
saying, “Anyone who tries to live up to Van Zandt is a fool.
I’m honored to carry the name, but if I spent my life trying
to live up to it, I’d have a pretty miserable life.”
Likewise, his father’s incredibly acclaimed, prolific career
casts a huge shadow, but Justin Townes Earles makes a name
for himself by focusing his writing on the personal rather
than the political, narrative tales instead of protest. The
Good Life melds the qualities of a short story with the
lyrical acuity of excellent songs, celebrating grand
southern traditions and blowing a fresh breeze across the
musical gardens and dive bars of Nashville.
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