Posthumous Justin Townes Earle Rarities Collection Set For Release

New West Records will release ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years), a collection of recordings by late singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle. The posthumous compilation arriving on August 9 consists of 12 previously unreleased recordings and six never-before-heard songs written and recorded during Earle’s final years.

Justin Townes Earle died in August 2020 at the age of 38. Earle, named after Townes Van Zandt, was the son of singer-songwriter Steve Earle and Carol-Ann Hunter.

Justin Townes Earle released eight studio albums over the course of his 10-year career. He signed to New West Records in 2017 and issued his first album for the label that year, Kids In The Street. His final album, The Saint Of Lost Causes, was released by New West in 2019.

ALL IN consists of The Saint Of Lost Causes and Kids In The Street demos and outtakes, as well as live recordings from his 2017 appearance on the SiriusXM radio show Hardcore Troubadour, hosted by Steve Earle, and covers of songs popularized by Bruce Springsteen, Paul Simon, John Prine, Jackie Brenston & Ike Turner, Mance Lipscomb and Fleetwood Mac.

ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) will be available in a deluxe, limited, and numbered edition that includes a 52-page book presenting previously unseen photos captured by photographer Joshua Black Wilkins. Also included are reminiscences written by Black Wilkins and ALL IN producers Adam Bednarik and Kim Buie. JTE’s widow, Jenn Marie Earle, wrote liner notes for the pending posthumous release.

“Justin wanted to be known for his writing,” Jenn Marie Earle stated. “He began two books that all of us wish he’d had the time to finish. What we are left with is nothing short of extraordinary. He took his time, he poured his pain and heart into his writing, into his human experience. Justin left a mark on many thousands of people worldwide. We will forever be able to delve into and learn so much from what he created, how he held himself in this world, how he soared, and how he fell. There are so many deeply profound aspects of Justin Townes Earle for his loved ones and fans alike to embrace for all time.”

Black Wilkins directed a video accompanying Justin Townes Earle’s cover of Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” which presents footage of JTE recorded in New York City, Nashville, and Asheville (North Carolina). View the “Dreams” video below:

ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) Tracklist

1. Cold Comfort (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
2. Already Gone (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
3. I Know You (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
4. Troubled Eyes (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
5. Lonely Mornings (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
6. All or Nothing (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
7. If I Was The Devil (Unreleased Demo for Kids in the Street)
8. Champagne Corolla (Live on Steve Earle’s Hardcore Troubadour Radio Show on SiriusXM)
9. So Different Blues (Live on Steve Earle’s Hardcore Troubadour Radio Show on SiriusXM)
10. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac cover/Unreleased bonus track from The Saint of Lost Causes)
11. Rocket 88 (Jackie Brenston & Ike Turner cover/Unreleased bonus track from The Saint of Lost Causes)
12. The Saint of Lost Causes (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes – a work in progress)
13. Appalachian Nightmare (Unreleased demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
14. Appalachian Nightmare (Album version from The Saint of Lost Causes)
15. Over Alameda (Unreleased Demo for The Saint of Lost Causes)
16. Over Alameda (Album version from The Saint of Lost Causes)
17. Glory Days (From Dead Man’s Town: A Tribute to Born in the U.S.A.)
18. Far From Me (From Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine)
19. Graceland (Bonus track from Kids in the Street, limited 7-inch release)