Writing for
AllMusic, Janna Pendragon stated: "A Renaissance man, Dave Alvin continues to make and record music of integrity."[1] Music critic
Robert Christgau wrote: "...making the personal historical is still his metier—the border patrolman of 'California Snow', the Vietnam casualty of '1968'. He also knows how to make rootlessness historical. But I say he just likes the road."[2]
Track listing
All songs by Dave Alvin unless otherwise noted.
"Blackjack David" (Traditional) – 5:02
"Abilene" – 4:57
"New Highway" – 3:14
"California Snow" (Dave Alvin,
Tom Russell) – 4:00