Description
On his manifold fourth album, acclaimed songwriter and visual artist Terry Allen contemplates kinship-the ways sex and violence stitch and sever the ties of family, faith, and society-with skewering satire and affection alike. Bloodlines compiles thematically related but disparate recordings from miscellaneous sources both theatrical and historical: two songs written for plays; two full-band reprises of selections from Juarez; the irreverent hellfire-hitchhiker-on-highway ballad “”Gimme a Ride to Heaven Boy”” (featuring Joe Ely); and the poignant eponymous ode to the arteries of ancestry and landscape (the debut recording of eight-year-old Natalie Maines, later covered by Lucinda Williams). This first-ever vinyl reissue, remastered from the original analog tapes, includes a gatefold jacket and inner sleeve with restored, new, and alternate artwork and photos by Allen and friends; an insert with lyrics and original notes; and a high-res download code. No veteran country songwriter sounds more attuned to the national mood. His songs still feel like little guidebooks for staring down a harsh universe. – The Washington Post
- 1 Bloodlines (I)
- 2 Gimme a Ride to Heaven Boy
- 3 Cantina Carlotta
- 4 Ourland
- 5 Oh Hally Lou
- 6 Oh What a Dangerous Life
- 7 Manhattan Bluebird
- 8 There Oughta Be a Law Against Sunny Southern California
- 9 Bloodlines (II)
