Limited edition first pressing color: hardwood vinyl
Alabama's native son, Early James, returns with his sophomore album, Strange Time To Be Alive. The lyrical wordsmith conjures the ghosts of great southern gothic writers from Eudora Welty to William Faulkner, while channeling the haunted spirits of Tom Waits and Townes Van Zandt. The album evokes a timeless amalgam of forsaken blues, wistful folk, and Tin Pan Alley crooning, anchored by the singer’s unmistakable voice that sways from gravel-filled shouts to pained, forlorn whispers.
Tracklist:
Side A
Racing To A Red Light
Straightjacket For Two
My Sweet Camelia
Pigsty
What A Strange Time To Be Alive
Real Low Down Lonesome (with Sierra Ferrell)
Side B
Harder To Blame
If Heaven Is A Hotel
Splenda Daddy
Dance In The Fire
Wasted And Wanting
Something For Nothing