The Saint of Lost Causes

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The singer-songwriter takes on environmental crisis and family tensions as he blends country blues and gently melodic folk balladry

If someone wanted to make a contemporary film noir about life on the wrong side of America's tracks, Justin Townes Earle might be just the guy to write the score.

I suppose if your father is the legendary Steve Earle and your middle name was inspired by the even more legendary Townes Van Zandt, you have a lot to live...