Midnight at the Movies

Midnight at the Movies is the second studio album by Justin Townes Earle, released on March 3, 2009 on Bloodshot Records.

Midnight at the Movies
Studio album by Justin Townes Earle
Released	March 3, 2009
Recorded	2008-09
Genre	Americana country bluegrass
Length	32:41
Label	Bloodshot Records
Producer	R.S. Field Steve Poulton
Justin Townes Earle chronology
The Good Life (2008) Midnight at the Movies (2009) Harlem River Blues (2010)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	82/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Austin Chronicle	[3]
Paste	(9.2/10)[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Robert Christgau	[6]
Slant Magazine	[7]

Midnight at the Movies received generally favorable reviews from music critics.[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Justin Townes Earle except "Can't Hardly Wait" which was written by Paul Westerberg.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Midnight at the Movies"	3:22
2.	"What I Mean to You"	2:57
3.	"They Killed John Henry"	2:46
4.	"Mama's Eyes"	2:18
5.	"Dirty Rag"	0:34
6.	"Can't Hardly Wait"	2:48
7.	"Black Eyed Suzy"	2:19
8.	"Poor Fool"	2:59
9.	"Halfway to Jackson"	3:28
10.	"Someday I'll Be Forgiven for This"	3:00
11.	"Walk Out"	2:06
12.	"Here We Go Again"	4:04

Personnel

• Justin Townes Earle – lead vocals, acoustic guitar and resonator
• Bryn Davies – bass and harmony vocals
• Pete Finney – steel guitar and dobro
• Josh Hedley – fiddle
• Brian Owings – drums
• Steve Poulton – vibraphone
• Skylar Wilson – bandleader, piano, organ, wurlitzer and vibraphone
• Cory Younts – banjo, mandolin, harmonica, harmony vocals, piano and whistling

References

1. Midnight at the Movies, Metacritic
2. Deming, Mark. "Midnight at the Movies at Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
3. Mee, Daniel (20 March 2009). "Justin Townes Earle". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
4. Shearer, Joe (4 March 2009). "Justin Townes Earle: Midnight at the Movies". Paste. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
5. Thanki, Juli (1 March 2009). "Midnight at the Movies Review". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
6. CG: Justin Townes Earle
7. Keefe, Jonathan (8 March 2009). "Justin Townes Earle Midnight at the Movies". Slant. Retrieved 4 June 2014.