For Immediate Release—
Dallas Burrow Finds A New Kind Of Adventure On Self-Titled LP Out July 23rd
Produced by Bruce Robison; Hear “Born Down In Texas” now
May 24, 2021 - New Braunfels, TX - Somewhere between the vagabond whirlwind of his 20s, traveling across much of the free world with a head full of songs and a thirst for thrills, and the childhood guitar lessons he received from his father—a blood brother of Townes Van Zandt and friend of Guy Clark—Dallas Burrow built his own 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. It’s done well for Burrow so far, but on July 23rd, he will be introducing a new side of himself on record, 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. Last week, Holler premiered the first single from Dallas Burrow, the groovy, slow-burn blues of “Born Down In Texas.” Holler praised the album’s old-school, straight-to-tape recording process, saying, “That live feel crackles throughout Dallas Burrow, which, when thread through Burrow’s singular voice, captures the humidity and haunts of the Texas countryside that formed him.” Fans can hear “Born Down In Texas” now at this link 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
More About Dallas Burrow: A Texas-born Americana artist rooted in the tradition of his home state's songwriting heroes, Dallas Burrow built a career on both sides of the Atlantic with his 2019 debut, Southern Wind. Recorded in Nashville, the album reached Number 25 on the UK Americana Chart and Number 4 on the US Alt-Country chart, paving the way for a string of cross-country shows alongside fellow road warriors like Charley Crockett.
For Burrow—a lifelong explorer who'd spent his 20s on the move, chasing his muse across most of America and Europe while rubbing shoulders with luminaries like Bob Dylan and Dr. John—being so far away from home felt natural. Even so, he began missing the stability of his new life back in Texas, where he'd built a family and gotten sober. His second album, 2021's Dallas Burrow, marks both a symbolic and literal homecoming for the songwriter, who recorded the new material with modern-day legend Bruce Robison in the rural Texas countryside. It's a record about embracing maturity and the responsibilities of family life, 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.
When Burrow is not making records or on the road, he’s the owner and proprietor of the newly opened Redbird Listening Room in New Braunfels, Texas; an intimate listening room inspired by places like Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe and Kent Finlay’s Songwriter Circle at the Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, TX, where Burrow and countless others cut their teeth.
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