Justin Townes Earle ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) will be released on August 9, 2024, via New West Records. The 2xLP/19-track set features 12 previously unreleased recordings and 6 never-before-heard songs written and recorded during Justin’s final years. A deluxe, limited & numbered edition includes a 52-page hardbound book featuring unpublished images by the acclaimed photographer Joshua Black Wilkins. Also included are liner notes written by Justin’s wife Jenn Marie Earle and new reminiscences by Black Wilkins and ALL IN co-producers Adam Bednarik and Kim Buie.
ALL IN is a fitting tribute to Justin’s considerable impact and artistic legacy. A unique talent steeped in the storytelling of honkytonk country and rural blues, he possessed the rare ability to build upon the music that came before him while creating something distinctive and forward thinking. Across 8 studio albums in just over 10 years, he developed a novelist’s eye for telling details, a poet’s capacity for emotional nuance, and a wry sense of humor that enlivened every song. Most of all, he wrote out of compassion and empathy: Justin was a tireless champion of the underdog, as though he believed his music might offer hope and consolation to the listener. Justin Townes Earle died on August 20, 2020 at 38 years old.
Says Jenn Marie Earle: “Justin wanted to be known for his writing. He began two books that all of us wish he’d had the time to finish. What we are left with is nothing short of extraordinary. He took his time, he poured his pain and heart into his writing, into his human experience. Justin left a mark on many thousands of people worldwide. We will forever be able to delve into and learn so much from what he created, how he held himself in this world, how he soared, and how he fell. There are so many deeply profound aspects of Justin Townes Earle for his loved ones and fans alike to embrace for all time.”
Today sees the release of a new video for Justin’s soulful rendition of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams.” Directed by Joshua Black Wilkins, the clip features footage shot with Justin in New York City, Asheville, NC, and Nashville, TN.
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ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) will be available across digital platforms, compact disc, and standard black vinyl. A deluxe, limited & numbered edition on Gold Nugget colored vinyl will be packaged in a rigid slipcase alongside a 52-page hardbound book.
Justin Townes Earle
ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years)
Track Listing:
- Cold Comfort (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Already Gone (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- I Know You (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Troubled Eyes (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Lonely Mornings (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- All or Nothing (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- If I Was The Devil (Unreleased Demo for Kids in the Street)
- Champagne Corolla (Live on Steve Earle’s Hardcore Troubadour Radio Show on SiriusXM)
- So Different Blues (Live on Steve Earle’s Hardcore Troubadour Radio Show on SiriusXM)
- Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover/Unreleased bonus track from The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Rocket 88 (Jackie Brenston & Ike Turner cover/Unreleased bonus track from The Saint of Lost Causes)
- The Saint of Lost Causes (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes – a work in progress)
- Appalachian Nightmare (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Appalachian Nightmare (Album version from The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Over Alameda (Unreleased Demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Over Alameda (Album version from The Saint of Lost Causes)
- Glory Days (From Dead Man’s Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A.)
- Far From Me (From Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine)
- Graceland (Bonus track from Kids in the Street, limited 7-inch release)
