Willie Nelson is 91 years old. Ninety-one. He has been a living legend for more than half his life and continues to earn that reputation even as he enters his tenth decade. Today Nelson announced Last leaf on the treebe 152. Album, which will be released on November 1st, the fall release date.
For Last leaf on the treeNelson’s son Micah used the Rick Rubin/Johnny Cash method and put together a number of songs for his father to cover, in addition to some new originals. Beck’s “Lost Cause” is featured, as is the Flaming Lips’ “Do You Realize??”. The album also features songs by Nina Simone, Tom Waits, Neil Young, Keith Richards, Warren Zevon, Sunny War, and Micah’s band Particle Kid.
“Last Leaf,” the album’s poignant opener and title track, is out today. It’s a Nelson original and finds him reflecting on his own perseverance in a Fata Morgana-like style that reminds me of the endcap epics of Bob Dylan’s great Rough and violent paths. Listen below.
TRACK LIST:
01 “Last Leaf”
02 “If it wasn’t broken”
03 “Lost Cause”
04 “Come here”
05 “Keep me in your heart”
06 “Robbed Blind”
07 “House where nobody lives”
08 “Are you ready for the country?”
09 “Do you understand that??”
10 “Wheels”
11 “Broken Arrow”
12 “Color of Sound”
13 “The Spirit”
14 “Looking for Trouble”
Last leaf on the tree will be released on November 1st by Sony.
