{"product_id":"charley-crockett-music-city-usa-2lp","title":"Charley Crockett - Music City USA [2LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe album cover you’re looking at might lead you to conclude Charley Crockett is on one hell of a roll. You wouldn’t be wrong. Ten records in six years is some kind of prolific. The latest, a double album, suggests the artist has some songs worth paying attention to. It’s clear that he’s invested as much time in the studio, recording storytelling songs, and making storytelling videos, as he has barnstorming around the United States and Europe playing live shows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot bad for a thirty-seven-year-old late bloomer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharley Crockett has been a fairly remarkable artist to follow. He’s got a sound. He’s got something to say. He has a look. And there’s a gauzy veil of mystery surrounding him suggesting he knows more than he’s letting on.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll those records in such a short amount of time have come with a “No Two Alike” guarantee, particularly the last three releases: the darkly prescient \u003cem\u003eWelcome to Hard Times\u003c\/em\u003e; the semi-autobiographical, hard-core country-roots \u003cem\u003eThe Valley\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003e10 for Slim, \u003c\/em\u003ehis tribute of songs by the obscure and wholly authentic Texas honky-tonk maestro James Hand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis voice is one-of-a-kind. His distinctive, plaintive vocals crack unapologetically with emotion, and he phrases his lines around the beat like a jazz singer, while he expounds upon personal relationships and the world beyond.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow comes Charley’s tenth album in his six-year career. In the Crockett tradition, it is as ambitious and ground-breaking as each piece of recorded music he’s put out so far. And it’s not just an album. It’s a \u003cem\u003edouble\u003c\/em\u003e album of Charley Crockett originals, each song going the distance to further define this singer-songwriter-performer-artist who came out of the proverbial nowhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharley has endured the collapse of the recording industry, no money, petty crime, societal ennui, the Covid-19 pandemic, open heart surgery, one-night stands, long distance rides in a van, loud truck stops and diners serving stale lukewarm coffee to get to where he is now.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis reward – and yours – is this collection of Charley Crockett originals.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSad, uplifting, hard, and sweet, complex and delicate all at once, his songs are like life its ownself, just like the songs’ creator: like nothing you’ve heard or seen before, a genuine Texas original.\u003cbr\u003eJOE NICK PATOSKI \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHonest Fight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Need Your Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World Just Broke My Heart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAre We Lonesome Yet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis Foolish Game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRound This World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMusic City USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust So You Know\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLies and Regret\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Won't Cry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmoky\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMuddy Water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e518\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly Game in Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHanger On\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSkip a Rope\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 793888430907\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Son Of Davy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9.17.21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl Record\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Charley Crockett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48176860070144,"sku":"793888430907","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2723\/2340\/files\/3992269-3167125.jpg?v=1773727735","url":"https:\/\/palebluedotrecords.com\/products\/charley-crockett-music-city-usa-2lp","provider":"Pale Blue Dot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}