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Mr & Mrs Miller might have been married since 1981, but believe it or not, Breakdown on 20th Ave. South is only their fourth album together, and the first in a span of ten years since the excellent Written in Chalk was released. That in itself is a shame – up to this point, the labors of love between the two alternative country stars have been brilliantly classical; beautiful, uncompromising and upfront. To be frank, a yearly dose would do no one harm. Buddy and Julie Miller are thick as thieves, which is nothing new really, but the honesty in their relationship is overwhelming. They sing about broken hearts, love lost to time, about “the old days”, sickness, death and hope. And above all, their voices: there is magic in the way their voices meld together, from Julie’s elf-like, Rickie Lee Jones warble, to her husband’s ever-gritty rasp. Porcelain and oak, yin and yang with the power to silence entire crowds. Then there’s the instrumentation itself: a fine wine for any Americana connoisseur. Buddy might be a freak guitarist, venerated by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams, but he also knows when – and how – to hold back. “What Julie and I create together satisfies me like nothing else in the world, and I should have given more time to that” he says. Julie’s health problems (Fibromyalgia, a form of severe joint and muscle pain) and the ever-looming fear of losing a loved one brought him down to earth, as she explains: “I took too much time to express my feelings. It was as if I was waiting for my turn. I know he feels guilty about it. I was sick and depressed which made everything complicated. Once he knew how I was feeling, he became incredibly kind and really focused to help me create what I wanted.” Recorded in the bedroom above their home studio in Nashville, Breakdown on 20th Ave. South (the address of the place itself) is that gut-wrenching, hold-on-to-your-hats kind of moment. Appalachian folk intertwined with sepia-tone honky tonk, melancholy rock’n’roll and bare-bones country music. Breakdown, thy name is candour and power.
© Marc Zisman/Qobuz
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Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI), MusicPublisher - Julie Miller / Alasdair MacKenzie, Composer
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - Songs of Peer, LTD. (ASCAP) / Peermusic LTD. (BMI), MusicPublisher - Marvin Etzioni / David Williams, Composer
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 Songs of Peer, LTD. (ASCAP) / Peermusic LTD. (BMI)
Julie Miller, Composer - Buddy & Julie Miller, MainArtist - BMG Firefly (ASCAP) - admin BMG Rights Management (US) LLC, MusicPublisher
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 BMG Firefly (ASCAP) - admin BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Album review
Mr & Mrs Miller might have been married since 1981, but believe it or not, Breakdown on 20th Ave. South is only their fourth album together, and the first in a span of ten years since the excellent Written in Chalk was released. That in itself is a shame – up to this point, the labors of love between the two alternative country stars have been brilliantly classical; beautiful, uncompromising and upfront. To be frank, a yearly dose would do no one harm. Buddy and Julie Miller are thick as thieves, which is nothing new really, but the honesty in their relationship is overwhelming. They sing about broken hearts, love lost to time, about “the old days”, sickness, death and hope. And above all, their voices: there is magic in the way their voices meld together, from Julie’s elf-like, Rickie Lee Jones warble, to her husband’s ever-gritty rasp. Porcelain and oak, yin and yang with the power to silence entire crowds. Then there’s the instrumentation itself: a fine wine for any Americana connoisseur. Buddy might be a freak guitarist, venerated by the likes of Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams, but he also knows when – and how – to hold back. “What Julie and I create together satisfies me like nothing else in the world, and I should have given more time to that” he says. Julie’s health problems (Fibromyalgia, a form of severe joint and muscle pain) and the ever-looming fear of losing a loved one brought him down to earth, as she explains: “I took too much time to express my feelings. It was as if I was waiting for my turn. I know he feels guilty about it. I was sick and depressed which made everything complicated. Once he knew how I was feeling, he became incredibly kind and really focused to help me create what I wanted.” Recorded in the bedroom above their home studio in Nashville, Breakdown on 20th Ave. South (the address of the place itself) is that gut-wrenching, hold-on-to-your-hats kind of moment. Appalachian folk intertwined with sepia-tone honky tonk, melancholy rock’n’roll and bare-bones country music. Breakdown, thy name is candour and power.
© Marc Zisman/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:23
- Main artists: Buddy & Julie Miller
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: New West Records
- Genre: Blues/Country/Folk Country
2019 New West Records, LLC 2019 My Blind Driver / New West Independent Music Publishing (BMI)
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