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Laying My Burdens Down
Country · 1970 · 9 tracks · 24m

Laying My Burdens Down

Willie Nelson

Sparse, heavy-hearted country from the dawn of the seventies. A masterclass in using silence and pedal steel to map the geography of a lonely mind.

1970 · RCA

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A heavy, quiet exhaustion that feels both deeply lonely and strangely comforting.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks · 24m
02
How Long Have You Been There
2:34
03
Senses
2:12
04
I Don’t Feel Anything
2:29
05
I’ve Seen That Look on Me
2:27
06
Where Do You Stand?
2:14
07
Minstrel Man
2:28
08
Happiness Lives Next Door
2:35
09
When We Live Again
2:13
10
Following Me Around
2:41
Moments Worth Listening For
The skeletal opening of I Don’t Feel Anything where the silence between notes carries as much weight as the melody.
The weeping pedal steel swell on Happiness Lives Next Door that perfectly mimics the sound of a heavy heart.
Willie's voice cracking ever so slightly during the final refrain of Following Me Around, revealing the exhaustion behind the performance.
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