Steve Earle & The Dukes (And Duchesses)
The Low Highway
Rare & Collectible Vinyl Records

Sealed 2013 180gm Original. “His Very Best Offerings Are Those He's Recorded With His Twang Trust Production Partner, Ray Kennedy. They're Together Here. Over 12 Songs, Earle Does What He Does Best: He Tells Stories That Get Under The Skin And Into The Bones. Backed By The Dukes (& Duchesses), His Road Band, The Title Track's First-Person Vignette Captures The Strangeness And Contradiction Of America From A Small Vantage Point, A First-Person Narrative About Traveling. His World-Weary Voice Brings The Listener Into The Meld Of Fiddle, Strummed Acoustic Guitars, And Whining Pedal Steel And Keeps Her There, Seeing It All Through His Eyes. "Calico County" Is A Straight-Up Rocker With Whomping Electric Guitars, Fender Rhodes, Bass, And Drums. "Burnin' It Down" Is The Other Side Of The Roaming Romantic Of "I Ain't Ever Satisfied," Defeated, Angry, Bewildered About What Happened To Those Dreams And His Town. Allison Moorer's Accordion Lends A Poignant Undercurrent To The Guitars. "After Mardi Gras," Written For Lucia Micarelli's Character In The HBO Series Treme, Is Delivered With A Gentle Swing, And A Tender Violin Solo By Eleanor Whitmore. This Contrasts With The Barroom Boogie Of "Pocket Full Of Rain," Driven By Moorer's Piano, Fiddle, And A Strolling Upright Bassline By Kelly Looney. "Down The Road, Pt. 2" Is A Roiling Trucker Country Number, Infused With The Spirit Of Bill Monroe Thanks To Earle's Mandolin. The Closer, "Remember Me," A Slow, 4/4 Americana Number, Is A Plea From A Father To His Child; It's One Of The Most Moving, Poetic Songs In Earle's Catalog.” Thom Jurek, AMG.