When Grammy winner Dave Alvin and Grammy nominee Jimmie Dale Gilmore made the album Downey To Lubbock together in 2018, they wrote the title track as a sort of mission statement. I know someday this old highways gonna come to an end, Alvin sings near the songs conclusion. Gilmore answers: But I know when it does youre going to be my friend.Six years later, theyre serving notice that the old highway hasnt ended yet. Were still standing, no matter what you might hear, they sing on Were Still Here, the final track to their new album Texicali. Due out on Yep Roc Records, Texicali continues to bridge the distance between the two troubadours respective home bases of California (Alvin) and Texas (Gilmore).The albums geographic theme reflects Alvins repeated journeys to record in Central Texas with Gilmore and the Austin-based backing band that has toured with the duo for the past few years. The 11 songs on Texicali also connect the duos shared fondness for a broad range of American music forms. On their own, both have been prominent artists for decades. A philosophical songwriter with a captivating, almost mystical voice, Gilmore co-founded influential Lubbock group the Flatlanders in the early 1970s. Alvin first drew attention as a firebrand guitarist and budding young songwriter with Los Angeles roots-rockers the Blasters in the early 1980s. Gilmore is primarily known for left-of-center country music, while Alvins compass points largely toward old-school blues. But theres a lot of ground to cover beyond those foundations, and both artists also are well-known for transcending genre limitations. So its not surprising that theyve spiked Texicali with cosmic folk narratives, deep RTheres such a strange variety through the whole thing, Gilmore says. And I love that.
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