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''Ease Down the Road'' is the seventh studio album by American musician
Will Oldham Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...
, and the second under his moniker
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. It was released on
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on March 19, 2001.
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also released a UK limited edition 2-disc version of the album (Domino WIGCD89X). The bonus disc contains tracks taken from a
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first transmitted on March 16, 1999. The lineup includes Will Oldham, Mike Fellows, James Lo, and
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.


Critical reception

Nathan Bush of
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gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "Seeming more confident than ever, Oldham's ''Ease Down the Road'' is a wonderful addition to a catalog that should earn him a place among the finest songwriters of his age, or any age." Matt LeMay of ''
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'' gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, calling it "Oldham's most fleshed-out work to date" and "his most sonically diverse." ''
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Track listing


Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Todd Brashear – vocals, lap steel guitar * Matt Everett – violin * Mike Fellows – bass guitar * Paul Greenlaw – vocals, banjo * Catherine Irwin – vocals *
Harmony Korine Harmony Korine (born January 4, 1973, some sources report September 1, 1974)
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– vocals * Ned Oldham – vocals, guitar, bass guitar *
Will Oldham Joseph Will Oldham (born January 15, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and actor. From 1993 to 1997, he performed and recorded in collaboration with dozens of other musicians under variations of Palace (Palace, Palace Flophouse, Palace Br ...
– vocals, guitar, Nord Lead, percussion *
David Pajo David Pajo (born June 25, 1968) is an American alternative rock musician. He has played a wide variety of music, loosely fitting into several other genres such as hardcore punk, math rock, post-rock, electronica, folk rock and indie pop. Though ...
– vocals, guitar, bass guitar, Nord Lead, piano, percussion * Bryan Rich – guitar *
Matt Sweeney Matt Sweeney (born July 2, 1969) is an American musician and record producer best known as a guitarist of Skunk, Chavez, and supergroup Zwan. Early life and education Sweeney was born in New Jersey. His father was John D. Sweeney, a professo ...
– vocals, guitar, banjo *
Jon Theodore Jon Philip Theodore (born December 30, 1973) is an American drummer. He is best known as a former member of the Mars Volta and as the current drummer for Queens of the Stone Age. After contributing to Bright Eyes' 2020 album, ''Down in the We ...
– drums, percussion


Charts


References


External links

* {{Authority control 2001 albums Will Oldham albums Domino Recording Company albums