James McMurtry – The Black Dog and The Wandering Boy (LP Vinyl) The Merch Collective Byrne continues his lifelong exploration

Byrne continues his lifelong exploration of human connection and the potential for societal unity against the chaotic backdrop of the world

made up of Davis (harp/vocals)

"Lumpy Gravy" and "Cruising With Ruben & The Jets"

The ancient analog tapes have been lovingly restored – resulting in (as Neil says on NYA) “one of the most pure sounding acoustic performances we have in the Archive”

The rotating songwriting between those three distinct voices gives the album an almost live-show unpredictability

James McMurtry – The Black Dog and The Wandering Boy (LP Vinyl) The Merch Collective Byrne continues his lifelong explorationJames McMurtry grew up in a household where literature and counterculture weren't abstractions, they were the furniture. Larry McMurtry's son absorbed that storytelling DNA and translated it into a body of work that sits closer to Raymond Carver than to Nashville, finding the weight in ordinary lives without ever announcing itself. Eleven albums in, he remains one of the sharpest observers working in American song. When his father died in 2021, James