Absent Fathers is the sixth

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by American musician

Justin Townes Earle Justin Townes Earle (January 4, 1982August 20, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. After his debut, EP ''Yuma'' (2007), he released eight full-length albums. He was recognized with an Americana Music Award for Emerging Artist ...

. It was released in January 2015 under

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and

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Critical reception

Mike Sauve of ''

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'' wrote that "the problem is that Earle's melancholy has taken primacy over his songwriting, which is uncharacteristically generic here, making this subdued and plodding release a career low." Grant Golden of ''Paste'' wrote, "For all of the somber overtones to ''Absent Fathers'', there's still plenty of hopefulness within this record... e can only hope that this landing means that he's as comfortable with self-exploration and transparency in the future as he's been on ''Single Mothers'' and ''Absent Fathers'', because if so then the best of Earle may still be yet to come."

Track listing

Personnel

*Justin Townes Earle – acoustic guitar and vocals *Paul Niehaus – guitar and pedal steel *Mark Hedman – bass *

Matt Pence Matthew Louis Pence (born April 13, 1972) is an American recording engineer, producer, and drummer. He owns and manages The Echo Lab studio in Denton, Texas. Early life and education Pence is from St. Louis, Missouri. In 1990, Pence moved to Den ...

– drums

References

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