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Junky Star
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All 12 songs on Junky Star were written by Bingham and performed by his longtime band The Dead Horses, featuring Matt Smith (drums), Elijah Ford (bass) and Corby Shaub (guitar/mandolin). Burnett created a recording environment that perfectly complimented the themes and textures of Bingham’s reflective songwriting and gravelly voice. The tracks on Junky Star range from narratives with vivid imagery (“The Poet”), to introspective confessionals (“Hallelujah”), to bluesy roadhouse stomps (“Direction Of The Wind”) to Sticky Fingers-era Stones (“Depression”). “Yesterday’s Blues” and “Lay My Head On The Rail” showcase Bingham’s gift for writing compelling folk balladry that makes you hang on his every word.
Prior to his recent awards, Bingham had received high praise from critics for his first
