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Album · Digitalis Recordings · released Jun 2008

Sundowner

Steve Gunn

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

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Tracklist

  1. 01Concrete BeachSGR
  2. 02For the Horse, Etc.SGR
  3. 03Imi the KingSGR
  4. 04Money Train BluesSGR
  5. 05No AtlasSGR
  6. 06Over the HillSGR

6 tracks, 29 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.11.03 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

Awaiting a listen.

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What the press said

  • 11.03Steve Gunn :: SundownerAquarium Drunkard ↗

    A long neglected album dates to the beginning of Steve Gunn’s career, when it seemed that the guitarist might become a Takoma-style picker rather than the songwriter/improvisational experimenter he…

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from our headlines on 2026.11.03