Justin Rutledge

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Justin Rutledge, born 3 January 1979 in Toronto, is a Canadian alternative‑country singer‑songwriter. His first album is No Never Alone (2004). The album earned UK praise from Uncut Magazine and NME. He followed with The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park (2006) which earned him a nomination for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo; Man Descending (2008) for which he earned a Polaris Music Prize long‑list and a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination; and The Early Widows (2010). He also issued Valleyheart (2013), Daredevil (2014), East (2016), Passages (2019), Islands (2021), and Something Easy (2023).

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06	Turn Around	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			04:43
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	Out of the Woods	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			04:08
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

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Discography

Albums

Something Easy

2023 Outside Music: 19-05-2023

Something Easy

01	Angry Young Man	Justin Rutledge	Something Easy			05:39
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	Seventeen	Justin Rutledge	Something Easy			04:30
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	Cowards	Justin Rutledge	Something Easy			03:28
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	Head for the Hills	Justin Rutledge	Something Easy			04:40
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	Not Myself	Justin Rutledge	Something Easy			04:52
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	Easy	Justin Rutledge	Something Easy			04:21
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
07	Lioness	Justin Rutledge	Something Easy			04:31
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

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Islands

2021 Outside Music: 26-03-2021

Islands

01	Come Summertime	Justin Rutledge	Islands			05:19
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	Good Man	Justin Rutledge	Islands			04:48
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	This Is War	Justin Rutledge	Islands			05:18
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	Out of the Woods	Justin Rutledge	Islands			04:32
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	Federal Mail	Justin Rutledge	Islands			04:12
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	Nautical Disaster	Justin Rutledge	Islands			05:01
	Writer: Gordon Downie - Paul Langlois - Robert Baker - Johnny Fay - Gordon Sinclair / Composers: Gordon Downie - Paul Langlois - Robert Baker - Johnny Fay - Gordon Sinclair
07	Alberta Breeze	Justin Rutledge	Islands			06:40
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

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Passages

2018 Outside Music: 31-05-2019

Passages

01	Captive	Justin Rutledge	Passages			04:46
	Writer: Justin Rutledge, D. Burns, Z. Rae, C. Round / Composers: Justin Rutledge, D. Burns, Z. Rae, C. Round
02	Allisonville	Justin Rutledge	Passages			04:35
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	Passages	Justin Rutledge	Passages			03:06
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	Good Man	Justin Rutledge	Passages			04:24
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	Not Enough	Justin Rutledge	Passages			04:30
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	One Winter's Day	Justin Rutledge	Passages			04:17
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
07	Weight of the World	Justin Rutledge	Passages			04:07
	Writer: Justin Rutledge, D. Burns, Z. Rae, C. Round / Composers: Justin Rutledge, D. Burns, Z. Rae, C. Round

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East

2016 Outside Music: 23-09-2016

East

01	Unsettled	Justin Rutledge	East			04:01
	Writer: Justin Rutladge / Composers: Justin Rutladge
02	The Great Ascension	Justin Rutledge	East			05:24
	Writer: Justin Rutladge / Composers: Justin Rutladge
03	North Wind	Justin Rutledge	East			04:47
	Writer: Justin Rutladge / Composers: Justin Rutladge
04	Blue Jeans	Justin Rutledge	East			04:25
	Writer: Justin Rutladge / Composers: Justin Rutladge
05	Heaven Help Us	Justin Rutledge	East			04:28
	Writer: Justin Rutladge / Composers: Justin Rutladge
06	Almost Gone	Justin Rutledge	East			03:36
	Writer: Justin Rutladge / Composers: Justin Rutladge
07	No One Knows	Justin Rutledge	East			04:11
	Writer: Justin Rutladge / Composers: Justin Rutladge

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Daredevil

2014 Justin Rutledge: 22-04-2014

Daredevil

01	Looking For A Place To Happen	Justin Rutledge	Daredevil			06:10
	Writer: The Tragically Hip / Composers: The Tragically Hip
02	Springtime In Vienna	Justin Rutledge	Daredevil			04:06
	Writer: The Tragically Hip / Composers: The Tragically Hip
03	Thugs	Justin Rutledge	Daredevil			04:51
	Writer: The Tragically Hip / Composers: The Tragically Hip
04	Grace, Too	Justin Rutledge	Daredevil			04:08
	Writer: The Tragically Hip / Composers: The Tragically Hip
05	Escape Is At Hand For The Travellin' Man	Justin Rutledge	Daredevil			04:36
	Writer: The Tragically Hip / Composers: The Tragically Hip
06	Locked In The Trunk Of A Car	Justin Rutledge	Daredevil			05:36
	Writer: The Tragically Hip / Composers: The Tragically Hip
07	Courage (For Hugh MacLennan)	Justin Rutledge	Daredevil			04:56
	Writer: The Tragically Hip / Composers: The Tragically Hip

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Valleyheart

2013 Justin Rutledge: 12-02-2013

Valleyheart

01	Amen America	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			04:36
	Writer: Justin Rutledge - Bazil Donovan / Composers: Justin Rutledge - Bazil Donovan
02	Four Lean Hounds	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			04:34
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	Getting Away	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			05:07
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	Out of the Woods	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			04:08
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	Travel Light	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			02:59
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	Kapuskasing Coffee	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			04:45
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
07	Through With You	Justin Rutledge	Valleyheart			04:37
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

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The Early Widows

(P) 2010 Six Shooter Records Inc.: 04-05-2010

The Early Widows

01	Be a Man	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			04:32
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	Jack of Diamonds	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			05:10
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	Islands	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			06:55
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	The Heart of a River	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			03:56
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	I Have Not Seen the Light	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			04:56
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	Turn Around	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			04:43
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
07	Mrs. Montgomery	Justin Rutledge	The Early Widows			03:35
	Composers: Justin Rutledge

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Man Descending

(P) 2008 Six Shooter Records Inc.: 08-04-2008

Man Descending

01	St. Peter	Justin Rutledge	Man Descending			03:36
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	The Wire	Justin Rutledge	Man Descending			05:47
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	A Penny for the Band	Justin Rutledge	Man Descending			05:27
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	This Too Shall Pass	Justin Rutledge	Man Descending			04:04
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	Greenwich Time	Justin Rutledge	Man Descending			04:31
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	San Sebastian	Justin Rutledge	Man Descending			03:46
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
07	Waterloo	Justin Rutledge	Man Descending			03:56
	Composers: Justin Rutledge

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The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park

(P) 2006 Six Shooter Records Inc.: 03-10-2006

The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park

01	Robin's Tune	Justin Rutledge	The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park			04:49
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	I'm Your Man, You're My Radio	Justin Rutledge	The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park			04:23
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	Does It Make You Rain?	Justin Rutledge	The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park			04:44
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	Come Summertime	Justin Rutledge	The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park			04:50
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	Backseat Honeymoon/Blue is What I Do	Justin Rutledge	The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park			06:00
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	The Suffering of Pepe O'Malley, Pt. IV	Justin Rutledge	The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park			06:04
	Composers: Justin Rutledge
07	Emily Returns	Justin Rutledge	The Devil on a Bench in Stanley Park			05:28
	Composers: Justin Rutledge

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No Never Alone

2012 Justin Rutledge: 01-01-2004

No Never Alone

01	Too Sober to Sleep	Justin Rutledge	No Never Alone			04:57
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	A Letter to Heather	Justin Rutledge	No Never Alone			05:20
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	1855	Justin Rutledge	No Never Alone			05:51
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
04	Lay Me Down Sweet Jesus	Justin Rutledge	No Never Alone			04:19
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
05	Sleeveless in Vancouver	Justin Rutledge	No Never Alone			05:42
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
06	Year of Jubilo	Justin Rutledge	No Never Alone			01:38
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
07	Federal Mail	Justin Rutledge	No Never Alone			05:26
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

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Singles

As It Was

2023 Outside Music: 16-08-2023

As It Was

01	As It Was	Justin Rutledge	As It Was			04:16
	Writer: Harry Styles - Kid Harpoon - Tyler Johnson / Composers: Harry Styles - Kid Harpoon - Tyler Johnson

Mary

2023 Outside Music: 19-04-2023

Mary

01	Mary	Justin Rutledge	Mary			02:45
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	Head for the Hills	Justin Rutledge	Mary			04:40
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	Easy	Justin Rutledge	Mary			04:21
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

Head for the Hills

2023 Outside Music: 22-03-2023

Head for the Hills

01	Head for the Hills	Justin Rutledge	Head for the Hills			04:40
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
02	Easy	Justin Rutledge	Head for the Hills			04:21
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

Easy

2023 Outside Music: 22-02-2023

Easy

01	Easy	Justin Rutledge	Easy			04:21
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge

Nautical Disaster

2021 Outside Music: 04-03-2021

Nautical Disaster

01	Nautical Disaster	Justin Rutledge	Nautical Disaster			05:01
	Writer: Gordon Downie - Paul Langlois - Robert Baker - Johnny Fay - Gordon Sinclair / Composers: Gordon Downie - Paul Langlois - Robert Baker - Johnny Fay - Gordon Sinclair
02	Federal Mail	Justin Rutledge	Nautical Disaster			04:12
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge
03	Jellybean	Justin Rutledge	Nautical Disaster			04:39
	Writer: Justin Rutledge / Composers: Justin Rutledge