'Thieves' has stories about the Trump years, a span which coincided with Alex Dupree's own attempt to rebuild a life after divorce. It was a time for the painful ending of illusions, about himself and about the country. He was living between artist residencies and sublets and he spent long hours on the highway and he found a form in the long lines of traditional folk ballads. A wide array of traditional instruments (harmonica, mandolin, violin, piano, pedal steel, and jaw harp to name some) fill out these guitar songs. It's these thoughtful arrangements paired with Dupree's aptitude for songwriting that makes for such a special record. Comes on limited bone coloured vinyl.