Ashgrove (album)

Reception

Writing for Allmusic, music critic Mark Deming wrote of the album "Dave is rockin' again...though just a little bit... Overall, the quieter material makes up the bulk of Ashgrove's playing time, but the handful of blues-based tunes on board give the set a texture that's cool and sharp, and the result resides in a satisfying middle ground that ought to please fans on both side of the electric guitar issue." Jason MacNeil of PopMatters wrote "His latest album is suggested as a blues album, but you’d be hard pressed to find the mid-tempo blues tunes an improvement on the stellar folk-oriented side."

Track listing

All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.

1. "Ashgrove" – 6:15
2. "Rio Grande" (Dave Alvin, Tom Russell) – 4:25
3. "Black Sky" – 4:48
4. "Nine Volt Heart" (Alvin, Rod Hodges) – 4:57
5. "Out of Control" – 6:34
6. "Everett Ruess" – 4:51
7. "Sinful Daughter" (Alvin, Shannon McNally) – 4:28
8. "The Man in the Bed" – 4:35
9. "Black Haired Girl" – 5:25
10. "Somewhere in Time" (Alvin, David Hidalgo, Louie Pérez) – 5:54

Personnel