“Beautifully delicate, lyrically powerful, skillfully produced; and an absolute pleasure to listen to…”
Cam Bull, Host – Audiojunkies; The 60 Minute Podcast

All music & lyrics by Dave Murphy

Producer: Ben Wisch (Marc Cohn, Steve Winwood)

Vocals/Acoustic Guitar: Dave Murphy
Drums/Percussion: Jay Bellerose (Ray LaMontagne, T-Bone Burnett, Joe Henry)
Bass: Jennifer Condos (Ray LaMontagne, Stevie Nicks, Over the Rhine)
Guitars: Kevin Barry (Ray LaMontagne, Paula Cole, Mary Chapin Carpenter)
Keyboards: Glenn Patscha (Ollabelle, Sheryl Crow, Ryan Adams)
Vocals: Lucy Kaplansky

On his appropriately titled American Landscape, Dave Murphy is both a lonesome-voiced Troubadour who sings like a heart newly bruised by distance and longing and an astute observer and chronicler of the American condition. He narrates his tales with wit and brevity. On "Fading Taillights," Murphy plays the role of the lover choosing to jilt rather than be jilted.

Murphy evokes the time and distance of the lost American highway and the poignant role it plays in every American songwriter's imagination. Half a lifetime of the travel, stories and portraits he has experienced, finally has distilled into this lush and resonant collection titled American Landscape.

Produced by GRAMMY Award winner Ben Wisch and backed by an A-list band including special guest Lucy Kaplansky, there’s a satisfying continuity of theme and music on American Landscape, Dave’s 6th album release. The songwriting is concise, spare, blunt and filled with unexpected gems.

"A musical Raymond Carver, Murphy taps the raw nerve so many struggling songwriters can't seem to find..."
Chris Smith, TUNES Twin City Revue

"The songs are a masterful blend of Country, Americana and Folk-Rock... a wonderful triumph of the human spirit in song."
Rick Rock, Tribes Hill News

"Murphy is a natural storyteller who uses both image-rich lyrics and compelling melodies to illustrate his tale... Murphy's music
-- at once thought provoking and an easy listen -- graciously rides the folk/Americana line."
Terri Lagerstedt, Fairfield County Weekly