"Along The Tracks" was originally released as the title track to his album in January 2021
".... the tone is sparse & sombre, with a very strong train motif running all the way through. People tend to be lonely, pining & being stoical & the frequent keening harmonica sets the mood perfectly. Despite the unity of vision, the songs remain distinct & memorable & given how many of us are hemmed into our own premises at the moment, the lure of the open prairie & desolate empty spaces which Steven evokes so well is alluring: the length of the songs too helps in this fashion, though no track outstays its welcome." ("Hot Music Live" in reviewing the album)
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