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Just Us Kids
Rock · 2008 · 12 tracks · 1h 0m

Just Us Kids

James McMurtry

Literary songwriting. Gritty Americana that balances sharp political barbs with deeply human portraits of the American South.

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It's like a collection of great American short stories, but with louder guitars and more grit.

A weary but defiant observation of the American landscape through the eyes of its overlooked inhabitants.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
Bayou Tortous
4:51
02
Just Us Kids
5:08
03
God Bless America (pat mAcdonald must die)
5:01
04
Cheney's Toy
5:50
05
Freeway View
3:38
06
Hurricane Party
5:56
07
Ruby and Carlos
6:36
08
Brief Intermission
2:52
09
Fire Line Road
5:30
10
The Governor
5:11
11
Ruins of the Realm
4:25
12
You'd A' Thought (Leonard Cohen must die)
5:16
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless, driving rhythm of Cheney's Toy that mirrors the mounting frustration of the lyrics.
The heartbreaking detail of the shared cigarette in Ruby and Carlos that anchors the entire narrative.
The transition into the swampy, accordion-flecked groove of Bayou Tortous that sets the album's humid tone.
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