Producer Scrappy Jud Newcomb and Cleaves teamed up for the third time in early 2022 between Covid surges to record a new batch of songs, Slaid's first in five years. Familiar themes of struggle and resilience will be a surprise to no one. As Scrappy puts it, 'This album speaks to the hopeful, the hard working, the battered, confused, and the sad. But above all to the believers in the city of freedom that we heard in the stories of our youth and all those FM radio hits.' The first single, 'Through the Dark', was co-written with Slaid's long-time collaborator and life-long friend, Rod Picott ('Broke Down', 'Take Home Pay'). Slaid describes it simply as 'a song about offering comfort in hard times'.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.Through the Dark

Slaid Cleaves

2.Puncher's Chance

Slaid Cleaves

3.Next Heartbreak

Slaid Cleaves

4.At Christmastime

Slaid Cleaves

5.Double Shift Tuesday

Slaid Cleaves

6.Second Hand

Slaid Cleaves

7.Arnold Nash (Part One)

Slaid Cleaves

8.Arnold Nash (Part Two)

Slaid Cleaves

9.Put the Shovel Down

Slaid Cleaves

10.Terlingua Chili Queen

Slaid Cleaves

11.Sparrow

Slaid Cleaves

12.Nature's Darker Laws

Slaid Cleaves

13.Make Your Own Light

Slaid Cleaves

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