Paul Metsa
Texas in the Twilight

Paul Metsa is a legendary singer-songwriter and musician from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Since 1984, Metsa has released 11 original projects on Raven Records, and won eight Minnesota Music Awards. The Utne Reader called Metsa “Springsteen with a Midwestern twang.” He has also received glowing reviews in Spin, Billboard, Cashbox, Relix, and CMJ. National Public Radio called Metsa “America’s answer to Billy Bragg.”

The release of Texas in the Twilight, from a recently discovered session, will no doubt once again raise Metsa’s profile in the consciousness of those that love what the Austin Chronicle called “American Street Poetry.”

Texas in the Twilight came about when Paul was looking for something to release in conjunction with his 25th anniversary of playing and recording. Searching through his vault, he discovered a long-lost cassette tape that he had forgotten about. Recorded in Austin, Texas, in 1990, for legendary producer Bob Johnston, Texas in the Twilight was recorded in a two-hour session, direct to cassette. All the songs were recorded as first takes and in the order they appear on the CD. The tape that Paul found is not only the master, but the only copy ever made.

With 16 powerful tracks, Texas in the Twilight features highly charged political content and poetry as well as tales of lost and found love. Even though it was recorded fourteen years ago, the songs resonate just as well, if not more, in today’s world. Metsa’s galloping guitar and provocative vocals will have fans wondering why it has taken him so long to put out a completely acoustic solo album.

Track Listing:
Slow Justice
Kisses in the Wind
Party to a Crime
Fires of Jerusalem
59 Coal Mines
Stars Over the Prairie
Floretta’s Junkyard
Judas Sang the Blues
Another Man’s Chains
Second Ave. Sunset
As Good as it Gets
Honeymoon in Drag Alley
When the World Breaks Your Heart
Robots on Death Row
Texas Intro
Texas in the Twilight