RYAN BINGHAM - MESCALITO (LIMITED EDITION CLEAR VINYL 2LP)

Ryan Bingham Mescalito on Limited Edition Clear 2LP

In celebration of their 10-year Anniversary, Lost Highway Records is releasing twenty of their most acclaimed albums including Ryan Bingham's Mescalito on special limited edition clear double vinyl.

Ryan Bingham knows a thing or two about pain. He learned the emotional aspect early in life, when shuttling between small towns and family members in the hardscrabble ranching communities of West Texas and New Mexico and became well-acquainted with the physical facets during his years on the Southwestern rodeo circuit.

That ache is palpable in the grooves of Mescalito, Ryan Bingham’s Lost Highway debut, but what’s even more plain is the steely strength needed to overcome it, a tenor that’s evident in both the singer/songwriter’s preternaturally wizened voice and his remarkably poignant songs, which resonate with roadhouse wisdom and rough-and-ready border-town piquancy.

That’s evident throughout Mescalito, from the Rolling Stones-flavored blues strutting of “Take It Easy Mama” to the deceptively gentle finger-picking that runs through the wistful “Don’t You Wait For Me.” Aided by the sympathetic production of Marc Ford, perhaps best-known for unspooling the sturdy rhythm guitar lines that powered the Black Crowes on their classic ‘90s albums, Bingham manages to kick both the heart and the hips into high gear.

Ryan Bingham Mescalito Track Listing:

1.  Southside of Heaven
2.  The Other Side
3.  Bread and Water
4.  Don't Wait For Me
5.  Boracho Station
6.  Sunshine
7.  Ghost of Travelin' Jones
8.  Hard Times
9.  Dollar a Day
10. Take It Easy Mama
11. Long Way From Georgia
12. Ever Wonder Why
13. Sunrise
14. For What It's Worth