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Justin Townes Earle - Midnight At the Movies Review

Feb 9, 2009, 2:45pm Radio Exile
Justin Townes Earle has a lot to live up to. Not only does he bare the last name of songwriting legend, Steve Earle, but he was also named after yet another, his father's hero, Townes Van Zandt. Normally, this amount of pressure would cause any artist to falter, especially one so young (he is only 27) but where others fail Justin succeeds. From the opening chords of his Sophomore album, "Midnight at the Movies", Justin speaks loudly and confidently and in his own voice and oh what a voice it is. [[ This is a content summary [...]
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