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Zelf vind ik dit de mooiste van Joe Henry .
Deze op verzoek van Cavernosa.

Tracklist:

01 - Helena By The Avenue.flac
02 - Shuffletown.flac
03 - Date For Church.flac
04 - John Hanging.flac
05 - Spent It All.flac
06 - Easter.flac
07 - Land.flac
08 - Johnny The Conqueror.flac
09 - Drowning In The River Half Laughing.flac
10 - Charlevoix.flac
11 - MakeThe World Go Away.flac
12 - Ben Turpin In The Army.flac

Shuffletown is an American album and as such I will always think of it as music to drive across the country by: the lonely stretch between Amarillo and Albuquerque, or the years of difference between Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah. It somehow bridges the gaps, one of those rare records that becomes a personal possession as you ride out the storm. Joe Henry's images recall small town America, with a sepia-tinged sadness that might fall somewhere between Tom Waits and Robbie Robertson. Sonically it's a triumphant mystery, and it's my guess that producer T-Bone Burnett is to thank for using the trumpets, double-basses, and two-track recording that went the way of cool jazz in the early 60s. Consequently it sounds like no other album recorded in the late 80s/early 90s - it's got a slow burn to it, and matches Henry's lyrics and singing with a curious sympathy. Its sound is unlike all his other records (each distinctively terrific), it creeps up on you ("Land"), swells like the ocean ("Charlevoix"), is powerfully quiet ("Drowning in the River Half Laughing"). It's one of the few albums I own that I never tire of. 

Enjoy