Justin Rutledge - Valleyheart (2013)

Tracklist

01. Amen America
02. Four Lean Hounds
03. Getting Away
04. Out of the Woods
05. Travel Light
06. Kapuskasing Coffee
07. Through With You
08. Downtown
09. Intro
10. Heather in the Pines
11. Tomorrow Is a Long Time (Bonus Track)
12. Dirty Old Town (Bonus Track)



Justin Rutledge's fifth studio album, Valleyheart, will be released by Outside Music. The quiet songwriter returns to his roots with a stately collection of spacious songs featuring Rutledge's trademark poetic lyrics. "I wanted to write songs the way I look at old photographs," the singer says. "Valleyheart is, at the core, an album about translating memory." The album is spare in its arrangements, and at times, achingly slow. "At this point in my career, I understand that my strength lies in writing songs that don't exceed the speed limit," jokes Rutledge. "I have never been more comfortable with my writing." Valleyheart was recorded in Toronto with Rutledge's veteran backing band, featuring his best friend Bazil Donovan (Blue Rodeo) on bass, and mixed in Los Angeles by Dan Burns (Puscifer, Chuck Prophet). Rutledge has increasingly been spending more time in California, writing and recording with his band, Early Winters. "Travel is a major theme on Valleyheart," says Rutledge. "It is perhaps my most 'Canadian' album to date, even though it is heavily influenced by California."

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