On his vibrant 20th studio album, Airline Highway, Rodney Crowell explores love, memory, and musical kinship with a new generation of roots artists.Produced with Tyler Bryant and recorded live at Dockside Studio in Louisiana, the album captures a spontaneous spirit—blending Crowell’s storytelling prowess with contributions from Lukas Nelson, Ashley McBryde, Charlie Starr, and LarkinPoe. Inspired by the swamp-pop sounds of his youth and recorded in the heart ofCajun country, Airline Highway reflects on the past while celebrating the present. From the rollicking homage “The Twenty-One SongSalute” to the haunting closer “Somewhere Down the Road,” Crowell delivers a wise, joyful meditation on legacy and letting go.
