That evil harbour horn
Leaks out across the dawn
Across the subway of the world
This hasn’t been a night
For sleeping on the stairs
It’s been so cold
So cold, as I
Rat through this paperbag
Break off a half a fag
Light up the subway of the world
What’s left when all your links with love
Are rusted clean away
Dry bones, rolled, rattled around
Blown through this underground
I walk this corridor
I have the time to choose
My ears are aimed toward the blues
I watch the drunken, swaying boys
In sailor’s uniforms
Kiss, collide, play seeya later
Drift and ride up escalators
And in the early day
I fold these feet away
This back is cold against the tiles
The news of yesterday
Is wrapped around my shoes
And I remember
Yes I remember
Those easy friends of mine
Back down along the line
They’ll never miss what they don’t know
They’ll have a table
In some café Pierot, where they
Play cards with the slender
Circus girls, I remember
Another time, another world
Another station in the rain
Let it go
Let it go
One more hat round the passengers
Another one act pas-de-deux
We learn to raise a little smoke
And disappear
Leaving subtle lies to hang below the ear
Like a pearl
These masquerades could never burn
Your powdered hands
Now it ain’t so easy
Here in the subway of the world.
The best I've heard from Steve Earle in a while. The songs have a subtler, earthier tone, tastefully rendered in authentic sounding country/blues/bluegrass stylings. 'J.T' reminds of earlier records like 'Feel Alright' or 'Train a Comin'.
Deep grief, love and compassion is felt on the final track, the only composition from Steve, seemingly written for his son. The rest, composed by JT, do confirm what a great songwriter he really was. tideracer
I’m a long time fan of Tex, the Beasts and Aussie-alt rock .. and recently been over indulging in the back catalogues of SPJ and Ian Rilen. Why mention that? This record is inspiring and an aural pleasure that grows each listen. Despite the talent, crafted musicianship and acknowledged influences on this record, they still deliver the same raw emotion, telling observations and Lo-Fi attitude we love Tex and his compatriots for.. fave tracks are Pay the Devils Due and Danger Has Been Kind trumblesinegypt
With virtuosic guitar-playing and evocative singing, Carl “Buffalo” Nichols returns Black stories to folk and blues. Bandcamp New & Notable Sep 9, 2021
An intimate collection of previously-unreleased recordings from the Texan singer-songwriter: first drafts, alternate takes, covers and more. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 7, 2019
Cerebral palsy curbed his ability to play guitar the conventional way, so Nagoda learned double slide, this is his debut LP.
Bandcamp New & Notable May 8, 2014
Our great musician / singer / performer / arranger. Champion for the unsung through song. Her finest album yet. Wonderful contributions from Francesco Turrisi as well. First couple of folk. Red Balloon Talk