James McMurtry

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James McMurtry may be the truest, fiercest songwriter of his generation.

—Stephen King

Lyrically gritty, musically gutsy, go tell ‘em all . . . we need James McMurtry bringin’ us more.

—Andrew Farriss, INXS

James writes like he’s lived a lifetime.

—John Mellencamp

Singer-songwriter James McMurtry’s lauded storytelling has turned heads for decades. His albums have scored endless critical praise, and he hit a creative stride with 2005’s Childish Things and 2008’s Just Us Kids: the former spent six full weeks atop the Americana Music Radio chart in 2005 and 2006 and was named Album of the Year by the Americana Music Association, and the latter charted in the Billboard 200 and garnered McMurtry American Music Association award nominations for Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Artist of the Year.

His newest effort, The Horses and the Hounds, is his first for genre-defining Americana label New West Records. It spotlights a seasoned songwriter in peak form, turning toward reflection and revelation and backing personal narratives with effortless elegance and endless energy.