Dallas Burrow is back with his new self-titled album, produced by Bruce Robison – a classic country record rooted in folk and roots music. Stream the album here.
Dallas Burrow spent much of his 20s travelling across America, building his own unique brand of American roots music, rooted in folk, infused with classic country and a heavy Texan influence. Today, Dallas Burrow has released his new full-length, self-titled album, a stunning and meaningful collection of songs that showcase a more mature and authentic sound. The collection of songs was recorded to two-inch analogue tape with his producer Bruce Robison. On the project, Burrow opens his heart and pours out his emotion – rich storytelling, delivered in an organic Texas twang and rooted in authentic Americana. It’s a rich and mature sound underlaid with a grooving slow-burning blues.
The partnership with Bruce Robison is a match made in Texan music heaven – enabled by longtime friend Charley Crockett. The authenticity of the analogue tracking process recording method has created an immensely strong, vintage feel to the album. The talent of the group of musicians comes through in the finished project – Burrowrecorded the songs with bassist Sterling Finlay (Todd Snider), guitarist Larry Chaney (Steve Earle), pianist Kullen Fox (Charley Crockett, Paul Cauthen), violinist Bryan Duckworth (Robert Earle Keen), steel guitarist and dobro player Dan Johnson (Hank III), slide guitarist Chad Pope (Dale Watson), pedal steel guitarist Cody Angel (Jason Boland), drummer Josh Blue (Bruce Robison’s band), and guitarist Chris Kues (Burrow’s own touring lineup). Burrow’s range is strong – from the moodier western folk of ‘Country Girl’ to the woozily gorgeous closing track ‘Outlaw Highway,’ it’s a record crafted cohesively, with real emotion and feeling. Nowhere more so is this emotional maturity more clear than on this last track, featuring lyrics written by Burrow’s own father and the emotionally meaningful ‘Easter Sunday’ where Burrow reflects on life on the road away from his family – a theme brought back again on ‘Independence Day.’ More than anything then, Burrow on this record brings back the ‘outlaw’ side of outlaw country, reflecting a worldly road-worn weariness imbibed with the fire of a man wanting to still continue on his journey. On the record, Burrow finds his sound and lyricism in a very real way. It’s a stunning and hopeful record that is one of the most emotionally raw and appealing projects we have heard in 2021, positing Burrow as one of the most underrated gems of the Texan country scene.
