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- Artist:
- Earle, Steve
- See Also:
- Presley, Elvis Beatles (The) Williams, Hank
- Description:
- Personnel include: Steve Earle (banjo); John Medeski (electric piano); Jeremy Chatzky (acoustic bass); John Spiker (electric bass); Marty Beller (drums); Petey, Charlie Stavish, The Downtown Proletariat Choir, Noah Goldstein, Lee Foster, Paul Bannister, Collin Hart, John King, Patrick Earle, Josh Wilbur (background vocals).
Additional personnel: Allison Moorer (vocals); Smokey Hormel (baritone guitar); Jorge Continentino (bamboo flute); Davi Viera (triangle); John Refosco (unknown instrument); Forro In The Dark.
Recording information: Electric Lady Studios, New York, New York.
Alt-country king Steve Earle documents some major life changes on WASHINGTON SQUARE SERENADE. In the time between this album and its 2004 predecessor, Earle married singer-songwriter Allison Moorer, and the Texas-bred Nashville rebel moved to New York`s Greenwich Village (hence the album title). These alterations are represented by the songs here, including odes to Earle`s new home town and love ballads presumably written for Moorer.
The album marks a turning point on the sonic level as well. Earle, who says Moorer likened his usual old-school production techniques to civil war re-enactments, enlisted L.A.`s Dust Brothers (of Beastie Boys and Beck fame) to help update his methods. While SERENADE is far from hip-hop, there are some subtle electronic touches amid the rampant rootsiness, and there`s more cut-and-paste cerebralism than garage-rock gusto to the arrangements. It all adds up to one small step for Earle, and if not one giant leap for 21st-century Americana, then certainly a lengthy stride.
- Track Listing:
- Tennessee Blues
- Down Here Below
- Satellite Radio
- City of Immigrants - (with Forro In The Dark)
- Sparkle and Shine
- Come Home to Me
- Jericho Road
- Oxycontin Blues
- Red Is the Color
- Steve`s Hammer - (For Pete)
- Day`s Aren`t Long Enough - (with Allison Moorer)
- Way Down in the Hole
Album Information
- Release Date:
- 09/25/2007
- Type:
- Performer
- Genre:
- Country
- Subgenre:
- Progressive Country
- Label:
- New West Records
- Producer:
- John King
- Catalog Number:
- NW6128
- Original Release Year:
- 2007
- # of Discs:
- 1
- Studio/Live:
- Studio
- Mono/Stereo:
- Stereo
- Runtime:
- 42 : 7
- Guest Artist:
- Forro In The Dark; Allison Moorer
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