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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
