John Paul White: Songbook

Editors’ Notes As a founding member of The Civil Wars, it tracks that John Paul White’s songwriting gifts lie in rich arrangements and a knack for ornate melodrama. Translated through the old-timey, fiddle-strewn vibes of The SteelDrivers or Lindi Ortega’s ghostly, smoky voice, White’s work often showcases a bleeding heart and stakes are no less than life and death. Love is all-consuming, every want is a need and oh, how beautiful the music sounds for it.