Dallas Burrow has announced that his self-titled LP will be released on 23rd July – produced by Bruce Robison. You can listen to ‘Born Down in Texas’ now.
Dallas Burrow has earned a name for himself with his unique brand of American roots music. It’s a sound rooted in folk, shaped by classic country, and heavily influenced by the Texan craftsmen who came before him. On July 23rd, he will be introducing a new side of himself, that of a newly sober man embracing the stability of fatherhood and family life. The full-length, self-titled album, Dallas Burrow, is a collection of songs about maturing and finding one’s path, recorded to two-inch analog tape by producer Bruce Robison and shot through with the rich storytelling, organic Texas twang, and authentic Americana that have all become Burrow’s sonic signature. Fans can hear “Born Down In Texas” now here and pre-order or pre-save Dallas Burrow ahead of its July release right here.
While touring across the southwest with longtime friend Charley Crockett, Burrow met Bruce Robison, one of the modern-day legends of Texas’ music scene. Months later, Burrow headed to Robison’s studio in the Texas countryside, where they recorded Dallas Burrow in a series of live performances. The analog tracking process required Burrow and his band of Texas heavyweights to focus on uncluttered, in-the-moment performances that showcased the songs themselves. “It’s a throwback style of recording, not unlike the way the Wrecking Crew in LA or the Swampers in Muscle Shoals would have done things,” notes Burrow, who recorded 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). “You get a bunch of talented guys in one room, and what you capture is a real performance, where everyone is listening to each other and serving the song as it’s being laid down.”
The result is a 14-song collection of western Americana, sung by Burrow in a voice that bears both the road-worn weariness of a lifelong highwayman and the fierce fire of a man reborn. This is an album about craft and conviction, from the moody western folk of the opening song, “Country Girl,” to the woozily gorgeous closer, “Outlaw Highway.” The latter track features lyrics written long ago by Burrow’s father, whose own songwriting helped lay the brickwork for his son’s career. Album highlights “Easter Sunday,” “American Dream,” and the anthemic “Independence Day” double down on that family theme, with Burrow nodding to his new role as a father and husband. If Southern Wind was an album about closing a chaotic chapter of one’s past, then Dallas Burrow is a celebration of fresh starts and new beginnings. Burrow isn’t cheating death anymore. Instead, he’s rediscovering a new way to live, with this self-titled album serving as the soundtrack.
“In all of my past exploits and periods of exploration—the larger-than-life characters I met and the adventures I had—I was searching for something,” says Burrow. “Ultimately, I’ve realized that having a home, finding love, and building a family are the things that I was looking for all along, and that being a family man is perhaps life’s greatest adventure so far. I’m still writing about the adventures I’ve had…I’m just embracing a new kind of adventure.”
Dallas Burrow Tracklist:
Country Girl
American Dream
Born Down In Texas
Easter Sunday
Holy Grail
Independence Day
Look At Us Now
My Old Friend The Shadow
Father’s Son
The Other Side
Street Hustler’s Blues
River Road
Keep On Tryin’
Outlaw Highway
