The Mastersons are singer-songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Chris Masterson
and Eleanor
Whitmore. Longtime members of Steve Earle’s band the Dukes, the musical and
marital
twosome make inspired albums of their own vivid, deeply humanistic songs. Their
fourth
album, NO TIME FOR LOVE SONGS, marks the 10th anniversary of their partnership
and
creative journey with a collection of songs that could easily serve as the
soundtrack to our
lives—or at least one version of it. Produced by Shooter Jennings and recorded
at L.A.’s
legendary Sunset Sound Recorders, the album was engineered and mixed by
five-time
Grammy Award-winning engineer, Ryan Freeland.
NO TIME FOR LOVE SONGS explores the emotional challenges of a morally
compromised
era, and reflects the experiences that the pair has accumulated in their
travels. Those
experiences helped to inspire the big-hearted songcraft of such compelling new
tunes as
“Spellbound,” “Circle the Sun,” “Eyes Open Wide,” “The Silver
Line,” “There Is A Song
to Sing,” and the album’s poignant title track, and showcase the
Mastersons’ organic
harmonies, stirring melodies and insightful lyrics, which consistently offer
clear-eyed
optimism in the face of loss and discouragement.