Steve Earle, ‘Washington Square Serenade’ (Partial CD)
There’s plenty of new music to listen to this week, but the one that’s got me amped is the new Steve Earle record, Washington Square Serenade. Influenced by recent life changes including his marriage to fellow musician Allison Moorer and a residential move to New York City the new album takes an apolitical approach to songwriting as opposed to his strongly political previous two records. Now living in close proximity to the famed location of Dylan’s The Freewheelin’ album cover Earle is clearly enjoying a change of scenery and channeling folk revivalism of the late 60s and early 70s. File under: Country / Folk
Worth Mention
- Matt Pond PA, ‘Last Light’ - (Full CD)
- Jose Gonzalez, ‘In Our Nature’ (Full CD)
- Melissa Etheridge, ‘The Awakening’ (Full CD)
- Foo Fighters, ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace’ (Full CD)
- Joni Mitchell, ‘Shine’ (Full CD)
- The Brian Setzer Orchestra, ‘Wolfgang’s Big Night Out’ - (Full CD)
- The Cave Singers, ‘Invitation Songs’ (Full CD)
- Devendra Banhart, ‘Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon’ (Full CD)
Also Look For
ANDERS OSBORNE, ARTHUR ALEXANDER, BETTYE LAVETTE (Backed by the Drive-By Truckers), BILL MEDLEY, BILLIE HOLIDAY, BILLY JOE SHAVER, BIRDIE BUSCH, BOBBIE NELSON, CHAKA KHAN, COLLEEN MCFARLAND, DELLS, ERIN MCKEOWN, FRANK SINATRA, GENE WATSON, IRON & WINE, JERRY BUTLER, JIMMY REED, KEVIN FOWLER, LUCA, MARK JUNDERS, SCOTT ORR, SLIDER PINES, SUPAGROUP and more. See our Release Calendar for more new releases like these.
NOTE: All full album streams courtesy of AOL Music unless otherwise noted. Album streams typically expire shortly after their release.
Bonus Material
Stuff happening in and around Twangville.
- Check out Twangville reviews of Tommy Womack (Todd) and Xavier Rudd (Brian).
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September 25th, 2007 at 2:36 pm
Got Bettye LaVette’s SCENE OF THE CRIME. She’s the singer of the year — this was worth the wait.
September 25th, 2007 at 5:54 pm
I had never heard of Steve Earle until today when I read this post. I wish somebody had introduced me to his music before… I love the 70’s style sound he has.
This is actually the second artist originally from the 80’s that has some how managed to go under my radar. Last month I was also introduced to the Traveling Wilburys and it gets me thinking how much amazing music have I missed out on over the years.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:16 pm
From what I’ve been able to catch so far, the Betty LaVette album is really promising. Of course, it has to be with the Drive-by Truckers involved. Thanks for the tip, Reginald.
Ryan, you haven’t heard of Steve Earle before? Well my friend, there’s no turning back. Its all good from here on out.