Midnight at the Movies is the second studio album by Justin Townes Earle, released on March 3, 2009 on Bloodshot Records.
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| Released | March 3, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008-09 | |||
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| Length | 32:41 | |||
| Label | Bloodshot Records | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 82/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [2] |
| Austin Chronicle | [3] |
| Paste | (9.2/10)[4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| Robert Christgau |  [6] |
| Slant Magazine | [7] |
Midnight at the Movies received generally favorable reviews from music critics.[1]
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Justin Townes Earle except "Can't Hardly Wait" which was written by Paul Westerberg
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Midnight at the Movies" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "What I Mean to You" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "They Killed John Henry" | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Mama's Eyes" | 2:18 |
| 5. | "Dirty Rag" | 0:34 |
| 6. | "Can't Hardly Wait" | 2:48 |
| 7. | "Black Eyed Suzy" | 2:19 |
| 8. | "Poor Fool" | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Halfway to Jackson" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Someday I'll Be Forgiven for This" | 3:00 |
| 11. | "Walk Out" | 2:06 |
| 12. | "Here We Go Again" | 4:04 |
Personnel edit
- Justin Townes Earle – lead vocals, acoustic guitar and resonator
- Bryn Davies – bass and harmony vocals
- Pete Finney – steel guitar and dobro
- Josh Hedley – fiddle
- Brian Owings – drums
- Steve Poulton – vibraphone
- Skylar Wilson – bandleader, piano, organ, wurlitzer and vibraphone
- Cory Younts – banjo, mandolin, harmonica, harmony vocals, piano and whistling
References edit
- ^ a b Midnight at the Movies, Metacritic
- ^ Deming, Mark. "Midnight at the Movies at Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Mee, Daniel (20 March 2009). "Justin Townes Earle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Shearer, Joe (4 March 2009). "Justin Townes Earle: Midnight at the Movies". Paste. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ Thanki, Juli (1 March 2009). "Midnight at the Movies Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
- ^ CG: Justin Townes Earle
- ^ Keefe, Jonathan (8 March 2009). "Justin Townes Earle Midnight at the Movies". Slant. Retrieved 4 June 2014.