“Townes Van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.” - Steve Earle
Steve Earle’s new album To w n e s , is his highly anticipated follow up to the Grammy® Award winning album Wa s h i n g t o n Sq u a r e Se r e n a d e . The 15-song set is comprised of songs written by Earle’s friend and mentor, the late singer-songwriter, Townes Van Zandt.
The songs selected for To w n e s were the ones that meant the most to Earle and the ones he personally connected to. Some of the selections chosen were songs that Earle has played his entire career (Pancho and Lefty, Lungs, White Freightliner Blues). He learned the song (Quicksilver Daydreams of) Maria directly from Van Zandt. Earle taught himself Marie and Rake specifically for making this record. Earle recorded the New York sessions solo and then added the other instruments later on in order to preserve the spirit of Van Zandt’s original solo performances to the best of his recollection.
The track Lungs, was produced and mixed by the Dust Brothers’ John King and features Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine/The Nightwatchman on electric guitar. 1. Pancho and Lefty 2. White Freightliner Blues 3. Colorado Girl 4. Where I Lead Me Marketing Drivers 5. Lungs • Rolling Stone: Multi-page Steve Earle profile confirmed 6. No Place To Fall • NY Sunday Times: Lead music feature confirmed to run May 3 7. Loretta
• La t e Sh o w w i t h Da v i d Le t t e r m a n confirmed for June 3 8. Brand New Companion 9. Rake • 60 date US tour begins in June and runs through August 10. Delta Momma Blues • Au s t i n Ci t y Limits Townes tribute show to be filmed in May 11. Marie • 1-hour radio special to be recorded and serviced to NPR/Non-Comm stations 12. Don’t Take It Too Bad • First single: Lungs (featuring Tom Morrello) to A3, Non-Comm, Americana 13. Mr. Mudd And Mr. Gold • Advertising in key national music magazines 14. (Quicksilver Daydreams Of) Maria 15. To Live Is To Fly Deluxe 2-CD Limited Edition content: TBD
Street Date: May 12, 2009 Artist: Steve Earle CD17 - NW6164-2 (Digipak) CD24 - NW6165-2 (2CD Ltd Ed) LPR24 - NW5022-1 (180g Dbl Vinyl) Title: Townes Genre: Folk/Americana Box Lot: 30 (Digi), 30 (Ltd Ed), 20 (Dbl Vinyl) NewWestRecords.com/SteveEarle • SteveEarle.com UPC: 607396616428 UPC: 607396616527 UPC: 607396502226