Top 10 Albums of 2023

"Alt-Americana and country-rock storytelling that does equally as well at full volume on a road trip across the lonesome prairie, or in a dark honky-tonk bar stop somewhere along the way. Great harmonies and some juicy cello playing. "Working Man's Blues" is a standout track on a rare complete album that contradicts the modern practice of single releases and filler."

- Christopher Moyles, Montana Public Radio

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“A rich album that covers all it means to be human. Their blend of country and folk really is at the heart of American roots music.  But the songs they offer are universal reflections of the human experience for us all.”

- AMERICANA UK

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"They avoid many of the cliches and gimmicks that have grown common in the Americana world while still championing a natural, Earth-grown sound. To hear an acoustic quartet reach a level of dynamic and thematic intensity like The Two Tracks

do is an immeasurably rewarding experience. It’s pure musicianship, it’s pure excellence, it’s pure Americana."

- AMERICAN SONGWRITER

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"There is just enough twang in the music to make it country and just enough rock to make it interesting."

- NO DEPRESSION

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"Renown for soaring vocal harmonies and adept musicianship.  Cheers to Solitude maintains the group’s tradition for thoughtful, literate songwriting and engaging vocals."

- RELIX MAGAZINE (read & watch video premiere)

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"The band proudly puts their own spin on their version of the “high lonesome” tradition...which is a nod to the modern string band work of Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway and Amanda Shires."

- GLIDE MAGAZINE (read more)

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Bio: 

Husband and wife Julie and Dave Huebner write songs that traverse the male and female perspective with emotional and natural images of rural American life. The band cares about lyrics, story, and the power of the song, and every arrangement is designed to fully highlight that direct connection between the song and the listener. Hailing from the eastern side of the Bighorn Mountains in Wyoming, the band has traversed the country bringing their joyful, unique sound to stages big and small, including Americanafest (TN), Deadwood Jam (SD), Kate Wolf Memorial Music Festival (CA), MeadowGrass (CO), Albino Skunk Music Festival (SC), Red Ants Pants Music Festival (MT), Levitt Sioux Falls (SD), LevittAMP Green Bay (WI), Millpond Music Festival (CA), Schellraiser Music Festival (NV), Ashley for the Arts (WI), Beartrap Summer Festival (WY), Sioux River Folk Festival (SD), Music on the Mothership (NM), Oystergrass (WY), and The LAWN (CO). They have opened for artists such as Orville Peck, Eilen Jewell, Kitchen Dwellers, The Black Lillies, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, and more. They recently completed their first international trip to Dubai for performances at the World Expo.

 

All seasoned musicians and good friends, The Two Tracks have knit their passions into a tight band family, and it comes across in their albums and on stage. Four-part harmonies are what really spark The Two Tracks sound, alongside cello and a tight rhythm (Julie-guitar, Taylor Phillips-bass, Fernando Serna- drums).  The newest album "It’s a Complicated Life," which is their fourth studio album, is alive with vivid poetry. From deeply personal stories such as Julie’s “The Push and The Pull” recounting a divorce and Dave lamenting his mother’s passing in “Momma’s Gone”, to political tales of angst such as “Workingman’s Blues”, to simple reminders that we’re all in this together with “In the Morning’s” lyric “check on your friends please”, the

record speaks both to the moment and to the universal human condition.  

 

"It’s a Complicated Life" was recorded over the course of five days at The Tractor Shed in Goodlettsville, TN just outside Nashville. It was produced by Will Kimbrough (Todd Snider, Rodney Crowell), mixed by Trina Shoemaker (Indigo Girls, The Wood Brothers) and engineered by Sean Sullivan (Sturgill Simpson, Molly Tuttle).  Kimbrough also adds his multi-instrumental talent to the record with additional guitar, mandolin and Hammond organ. Dave’s brother Eric, an accomplished pianist that performs with the New York Philharmonic, makes a cameo appearance on “Momma’s Gone”.

 

While "It’s a Complicated Life" paints a rich picture of the rural west, at its heart it is an ode to the human experience. “This is an album about where we’ve been, where we are, and where we’re going.... these are universal stories,” says Dave.