The Long Black Line
“Every New Orleanian knows about the long black line, the dirty bathtub ring left by receding floodwaters. Folk/blues troubadour Spencer Bohren threads that indelible image through a post-Katrina landscape laced with the menace and moan of a slow-crawl, doomsday acoustic slide guitar. His unflinching narration resonates with the authority of an Old Testament prophet. “The Long Black Line” could serve as the soundtrack to a Katrina documentary, but video footage would be redundant – Bohren's song paints an all-too-vivid picture.
“Also performed are an array of topical songs that give the listener the feeling of reading the news of the day.”
– Keith Spera for the Times Picayune.
Tracklist
Long Black Line
Canned Heat
Full Moon
Iowa Night
Ode to Billy Joe
Deportees
Sand to Sand
Cairo Blues
Another Day
Somebody on Your Bond