PULL UP SOME DUST & SIT DOWN

Audio Mixer: Martin Pradler. Recording information: Drive-By Studios, North Hollywood, CA; Ocean Studios, Burbank, CA; Wireland Studios, Chatsworth, CA. Photographers: Jacques Dem?tre; Susan Titelman; Paul Turonet; William Reagh; Vincent Valdez. Songwriter and guitarist Ry Cooder digs deep into the American psyche with Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down. Inspired by a headline he'd read about the Wall Street bailout, and those who profited most from it, Cooder composed the album's opening track, "No Banker Left Behind," in a style not heard since his earliest recordings. It would have been right at home on his self titled debut or Paradise and Lunch. While not a concept recording, it is an album that reacts to the times topically.Its songs are declarative, sometimes angry, yet display his requisite humor and irony.

• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD
• Released: 08/29/2011