8 July 2024

The late great country icon JOHNNY CASH recorded an LP’s worth
of self-penned songs in 1993 that weren’t released until now.

The 11 songs are collected on a new album, titled SONGWRITER and is
released on 180g black vinyl with a printed LP sleeve, and also digitally streamable/available. Order info here.

The Guardian (British newspaper): “This posthumous patchwork is a pleasant surprise
A collection of songs recorded before the Man in Black’s 1990s Rick Rubin revival and reworked by his son has much to offer. A collection of songs that he’d written over the preceding 30 years, the demos lay forgotten until his son, John Carter Cash, found them in 2023. Aware that the arrangements sounded dated, he stripped back the tracks until all that was left was his father’s unmistakable voice, and then assembled a crack band – some of whom had previously backed Cash – to complement it.” Score: 4/5.

TUTV: It’s always an aural pleasure to hear Cash‘s heart-and-soul warming
Americana voice. Whether it’s a romantic ballad, a jaunty country tune or a
(rare) rocker his vocals/phrasing both stir and calm down my mind.

All 11 songs at play here are definitely no leftovers from some studio sessions.
Each track charms and endears. Imagine sitting on a swing chair on a cosy porch surrounded by green trees and a soft sun, with a bottle of red wine at hand and
the masterly Songwriter Johnny Cash as your musical companion.

Blissful, just blissful.

STREAM ALBUM

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JC: Website