Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore – TexiCali
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore – TexiCali
Format: CD – Vinyl LP – Digital
Label: Yep Roc Records
Release: 2024
Release date: June 21, 2024
THE NEW ALBUM FROM DAVE ALVIN & JIMMIE DALE GILMORE W/ THE GUILTY ONES
‘TexiCali,’ the new album from Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore, continues to bridge the distance between the two troubadours’ respective home bases of California (Alvin) and Texas (Gilmore).
The geographic theme reflects Alvin’s repeated journeys to record in Central Texas with Gilmore and the Austin-based backing band that has toured with the duo for the past few years. As Alvin puts it in the liner notes, those road trips informed the music they made on TexiCali.
Its 11 songs also connect their shared fondness for a broad range of American music forms. Gilmore is primarily known for left-of-center country music, while Alvin’s compass points largely toward old-school blues. But there’s a lot of ground to cover beyond those foundations, and both artists also are well-known for transcending genre limitations.
So it’s not surprising that they’ve spiked TexiCali with cosmic folk narratives, deep R&B grooves and even swinging reggae rhythms.
Website:
https://www.davealvin.net/
https://www.jimmiedalegilmore.com/
Tracks:
01. Borderland
02. Southwest Chief
03. Broke Down Engine
04. Trying To Be Free
05. Blind Owl
06. Death Of The Last Stripper
07. Roll Around
08. Betty And Dupree
09. Why I’m Walking
10. Down The 285