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Cover of Boots by the Door

EP · 2012

Boots by the Door

by Josie Marlowe

Five Saturday-night honky-tonk and back-seat romance songs cut fast after the first tour.

Tracks

  1. 1. Peaches by the PoundSaturday morning, tables out, farmers hollering about their fruit. I fell in love with the whole market in one afternoon.market-day country, romantic twang3:40
  2. 2. Slide Guitar Saturday NightThis is the one I play when the room needs to get up and move. The slide guitar does all the talking.honky-tonk, slide guitar country4:04
  3. 3. Off-Season Lonesome Beach BarA beach bar in the off-season with half its bulbs gone dark. It was lonely and lovely at the same time.off-season country, dreamy twang3:15
  4. 4. Slow Burn on the Jukebox LightSomebody walked in out of the rain with wet boots and I wrote the whole song before they reached the bar.jukebox americana, slow-burn ballad3:26
  5. 5. Dancing Shoes in the Back SeatRed heels rolling around the back seat floor, a quarter past four and nowhere to be. I ended the EP on a dance.back-seat country, smooth honky-tonk3:52

Liner notes

After the debut I kept playing the same circuit, but the rooms got a little louder and the dancing got a little closer to the stage. These five came out of Saturday nights at the edge of town with my boots by the door and a jukebox light on my face. We cut them in a single long evening, windows open, and nobody checked a clock.

Josie Marlowe