{"product_id":"justin-townes-earle-harlem-river-blues","title":"Justin Townes Earle - Harlem River Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003eJustin Townes Earle's Harlem River Blues is a love letter to New York City written in the language of old country, folk and gospel, first released in 2010 and pressed here with a bonus track and a digital download card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son of Steve Earle and named in part after Townes Van Zandt, Justin carried a heavy musical inheritance, yet he forged a voice entirely his own. By his third album he had relocated to New York, and the city soaks into every corner of these songs: subway lines, Brooklyn nights, lonely walks along the river. He blended Woody Guthrie storytelling, Memphis soul and Appalachian twang with an old-soul elegance that set him apart from his peers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe title track is a perfect introduction, a gospel-tinged, hand-clapping tune whose cheerful lift hides a lyric far darker than it first sounds. \"Workin' for the MTA\" tips its hat to the great American train songs, while \"One More Night in Brooklyn\" aches with homesick tenderness. \"Christchurch Woman\" rounds out a set full of his nimble, rhythmic guitar playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarle's death in 2020 cut short a remarkable career, which makes records like this all the more precious. Harlem River Blues remains one of his finest, proof of how much soul one songwriter could pack into a few minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57478824427825,"sku":"744302017815","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/2026\/7313\/files\/Justin_Townes_Earle-Harlem_River_Blues.jpg?v=1794395429","url":"https:\/\/vinyl.com\/products\/justin-townes-earle-harlem-river-blues","provider":"Vinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}