Terry Allen - Juarez

The Good Thing - October 2020 “...maybe I can convince you that appreciation for Terry’s art, and this is surely art, is widespread. It goes well beyond Texas. In my opinion it’s art that uses a popular form, hijacks that accessibility and familiarity, and says things you’d never expect those forms to say. This is not regional music or regional art—it touches folks cutting onions (now sautéed) here in NYC and wherever folks’ ears and hearts aren’t stuck in a rut.” - David Byrne, 2016 Until just a few weeks ago I had no record lined up for the month of October. The sweet Ethiopian record I was counting on was no longer available (another pressing is under way!). Luckily our rep at Secretly Distribution said, “Check this out” and pointed me in the direction of Terry Allen’s Juarez. I was immediately intrigued by the album cover and as soon as I heard Terry’s voice come in over the piano on “The Juarez Device” I was beyond sold. As I began doing some research about Terry and the album I