Ry Cooder - The Prodigal Son (2018) [CD-Flac/Mp3]

For nearly 50 years, the immense scope and influence of Ry Cooder‘s music has perhaps been felt as much, or more than heard. As musician, producer, songwriter and sage, the Santa Monica, California native has explored music and culture from across the city, the state, the country and around the world.

His latest album, The Prodigal Son, is all America, our spiritual, hopeful voices, our raw cries and our sly provocations, voiced through the songs of the Pilgrim Travelers, The Stanley Brothers, Blind Willie Johnson, and Ry Cooder himself. This is black and white gospel church music, our own history of the spirit, sounding completely fresh and contemporary, framed by Cooder’s expressive vocals and graceful, elegant guitar work. Aided by his son, drummer and chief collaborator, Joachim Cooder, The Prodigal Son is a deft commentary on our ailing moral state. This is music for these times, a fearless dive into the country’s soul and the man, Ry Cooder.

Tracklist
1. "Straight Street"
2. "Shrinking Man"
3. "Gentrification"
4. "Everybody Ought to Treat a Stranger Right"
5. "The Prodigal Son"
6. "Nobody’s Fault But Mine"
7. "You Must Unload"
8. " I'll Be Rested When the Roll Is Called"
9. "Harbor of Love"
10. "Jesus and Woody"
11. "In His Care"