Van Zandt, Townes - Sky Blue

NEW VINYL LP ON FAT POSSUM 2019

180 GARM COLORED VINYL

The late country-folk icon Townes Van Zandt would have turned 75 on March 7th. To mark the occasion, TVZ Records are teaming up with Fat Possum to release a collection of previously unreleased music the songwriter drafted back in 1973 with his close friend Bill Hedgepeth. Sky Blue runs 11 tracks that span raw demos of TVZ’s celebrated classics, traditional covers, and two new originals. The album is led by the single and opening track “All I Need”, a weathered, plaintive strummer. Across verses of run-on sentence reflection, TVZ outlines his trials and troubles – wishing for just a little bit of relief over music that carries itself like a shoulder to rest on.

Tracklist

    All I Need
    Rex's Blues
    The Hills of Roane County
    Sky Blue
    Forever for Always for Certain
    Blue Ridge Mtn. Blues (Smoky Version)
    Pancho and Lefty
    Snake Song
    Silver Ships of Andalar
    Dream Spider
    The Last Thing on My Mind