pull dust sit pull dust sit fourteenth studio album american musician following album pursued political direction songwriting inspired economic crisis protest songs past pull dust sit written produced recorded songs california played instruments worked musicians pull dust sit features songs socio political subject matter 21st century america including economic social injustice politics war music rooted incorporates traditional styles musical language historical sources country blues american roots music record noted critics eclectic musical range songs working class perspective lyrics pull dust sit released august charted united_states relatively higher europe expressed music industry response record poor commercial performance critically album success earning widespread acclaim comparisons folk singer songwriter according slant_magazine orchestrated album incorporated greek chorus economic victims beat punch weeks background year hiatus solo projects returned trilogy southern_california themed albums comprising buddy albums examined peoples humorous scholarly lyrics musical styles completing trilogy worked album inspired record pull dust sit economic crisis past protest songs interviews prior album release expressed strong anti republican anti banker sentiments discussion political economic climate album wrote recorded song response controversy spurred bill anti illegal immigration measures united_states interview australian said decision pursue political direction songwriting working record george bush time looking things paying attention events politically started trying write political songs good sit barack_obama got elected started thinking stories good occurred social political problems having man said early inspired write song banker left subsequently rest album headline affluent people bank resulting recession interview marketplace cited song starting point writing album stated banker left originated line blog read pretty regularly saw metric thought banker left compared album content songs dust bowl era great depression said songs like idea songs follow logic tune happened happened end result didn way thought wall street terms bilingual recording sessions pull dust sit took place burbank california album written produced entirely lord tell written session drummer worked vocalist bassist vocalist drummer son pull dust sit mixed mastered recording engineer hollywood studio album engineered living room music lyrics pull dust sit music rooted draws number styles including blues folk rock country music songs adapted musical language historical sources incorporated styles traditions interview marketplace explained stylistic approach stating musical styles sounds narratives mean horns horns immigrant tunes story imagine arizona border hot degrees shade dusty horns coming truck according musical settings certain songs decided based respective compositions words come time meant means horns exciting wanted music song complement stories lyrics serve particular traditional styles said want think said creative process song distinct style taken long time natural combine idea story want tell new zealand herald writes music refers era rural blues old time folk observer comments grounded blues folk guitarist explored 1970s songs belong modern times lyrically album focuses socio political themes power abuses struggle democracy trials working class goal equality songs composed person narratives songs deal contemporary subject matter topics immigration legislation emotional physical effects war politics social class race division white flight songwriting characterized lyrics satire humor observations figures politicians allmusic characterizes overtly political comments depth rage direct album draws close according uncut album expands previous trilogy albums scholarly humour laced examinations musical modes journalist comments album shares economic ethical american life destructive privileges given rich philadelphia_inquirer writes lyrics takes deadly aim land barons like showing devastating impact actions ordinary folk adding manner mixes person narratives ghost mode guardian notes bleak thoughtful lyrics set melodies elaborate narratives songs interpreting album motif broken divided society gap rich poor anger matched humour uncut calls pull dust sit portrait 21st century america adding like nails targets humour society allmusic asserts album way earliest recordings musical inspiration telling stories corruption political social american history emerging class war compares album featured dust bowl era songs writes album protest songs today world sly humorous popmatters compares album songwriters substantial statements american including angels beautiful bob_dylan distinguishes pull dust sit attempt providing view struggle economic class injustice abuse power calling direct voice protest musically lyrically mistaken songs opening track banker left references financial criticizes government new_yorker writes song considerations extended prosperous men women grabbed nailed years features marching rhythms riffs electric guitar described song rhythm kind dance beat james played time horn section lyrics express fictitious narrative american outlaw heaven claims turned family house bank asks god persuade bonus money belongs discussed character perspective interview today stating point primitive white man 19th century days hero man gun hero popular american myth doesn realise song heaven forces overcome growth corporate military industrial equation walk wall street shoot place pay attention hero outnumbered wagons going going quick sand rock song addresses plight illegal immigrants arizona depicts migrants travelling extreme climates desert reach devil highway attempt cross mexico united_states border journey mountains devil highway journey migrants abandoned guide subsequently lose experience hunger injury fear culminating surviving migrants turned away border said route background narrative interview trail years people try foot mistake minutes way find bodies heat baked people live refer having vision flying overhead common vision sets world incorporates light reggae influences song lyrics sung perspective god world created makes note politicians television commentators views ball confusion chorus line thought built solid rock world christmas time year anti war song mexican style composed song wounded soldiers returning home christmas dismal lyrics set upbeat mexican melody wrote song response neglect scandal previous stories neglected soldiers returning iraq war baby joined army young man departure girlfriend town enlisted army assurance killed battle paid lord tell gospel song rolling funk groove sung perspective lower class white man disillusioned american dream ironic lyrics ask chorus lord tell white man ain worth world guitar based want crown recorded piece band aggressive blues style rock groove vocals song indictment politicians men sided oil barons republicans greed leads war want crown described writer right character study president blues song narrates american blues musician visiting white house adopting style vocal tone decides run presidency observed visit naming vice president secretary state proposing fine supreme_court according song inspired blues musician song blame colored man satirical piece invitation white_house president ballad leading simple lifestyle references decline traditional manual skills view automated work featuring mix guitar god satirical narrative heaven restricted government bill wealthy lyrics criticize republican_party legislature song references blues blues folk musician hard feelings sings perspective businessmen dealing land exclusively business terms dismisses rich elite history willing tolerate provided avoid conflict release reception pull dust sit released august united_states released united_kingdom september september european countries vinyl release september album lead single released digital download june donated proceeds sales single cover artwork piece called designed visual artist frequent collaborator contributed photography album liner booklet performed piece band great american music hall san_francisco california august september promote album satisfied promotional aspect shows contributed general music industry reflected interview australian piece band played great shows people night bought cds good time weren motivated buy cds don understand came time records business ran got tunes business cheated accounting prefer new thing connection audience radio retail week september pull dust sit debuted number billboard folk albums chart went spend seven weeks record charted number billboard number rock albums number albums chart ranks selling albums based influential panel indie stores small regional chains united_kingdom pull dust sit debuted number albums_chart selling copies week spent weeks chart pull dust sit received widespread acclaim critics metacritic assigns normalized rating reviews mainstream publications album received average score based reviews called best records uncut magazine daily_telegraph allmusic editor deemed overtly political album funniest musically compelling ones musicomh said record highly satisfying satire sensitive affecting combining transparent love wide range roots music engagement politics independent impressed similar characters songs new ways calling album best received comparisons reviews written found lyrics sharply written observer called woody times record fierce state nation album opinion popmatters critic record significant impact public predominantly commercial tastes cynical cultural climate concluded pull dust sit tremendous power aware history repeating willing good place start education end uncut named year 20th best album robert_christgau ranked number list record nominated grammy award best album nominated category music awards track listing songs written composed personnel credits 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