Justin Townes Earle is as big as the day is long, a gnarled giant with a fixed gaze, open and serious at the same time At the latest since his 2009 album "Midnight At The Movies" the singer/songwriter from Nashville is one of the big names of Americana, the magazine "GQ" even voted him one of the best dressed men in the world in 2010. After he accompanied his father Steve Earle on his Townes van Zandt tribute, Justin Townes Earle now follows the wisdom of his role model Woody Guthrie: "Every idiot can do something complicated, for simplicity a genius is needed." And Harlem River Blues goes the easy way The album doesn't hide behind any Wall Of Sound, it rocks when it has to rock, but by the way listens to its own slow pulse. It sits like a tailor-made suit and sounds like a handmade guitar - Earle knows about the magic of the simple good. "Harlem River Blues" is mature and nuanced, perfect for campfires or the blazing colors of the Indian Summer.