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    Playing off North America's regions, travel album delivers concept richly, Chicago Sun-Times, July 5, 2009.

    "It's a perfect soundtrack for an Independence Day weekend."


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    All Music Guide

    Owen Temple - Dollars and Dimes, All Music Guide, July 24, 2009.

    "Texas born and bred singer/songwriter Owen Temple is a country artist, but like Townes Van Zandt, another Texas songwriter he's often been compared to, Temple is as much folk as country, with a finely honed lyrical sense, a wry sense of humor, and a knack for blending melancholy melodies with ingenious wordplay that can conceal as much as it reveals... his ability to deliver telling insights without resorting to clichés or obvious images marks him as an original voice."


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    Dallas Observer

    Owen Temple - Dollars and Dimes, Dallas Observer, October 7, 2009.

    "thanks to simply yet vividly developed real-world characters, the relentless melancholy doesn't get old. Rather, Dollars and Dimes is comforting in its gloom and nostalgia, and the moody, understated accompaniment from producer Gabriel Rhodes and backing players fits the mood like an old pair of Levi's."


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    Twangville

    Owen Temple - Dollars and Dimes, Twangville, June 30, 2009.

    "an artful shot of reality, as told through the memory and perspective of a traveler with perhaps more questions than answers. Drawing on the current socio-economical climate, Temple has crafted an album that will remind many that story-telling can be relevant and revealing when looking into times of crisis."


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New Album, Mountain Home
Coming in January 2011

Mountain Home

Mountain Home, the sixth studio record from Austin, Texas-based songwriter Owen Temple, is a collection of songs and stories about eccentric characters past and present, set in the small towns of his home state of Texas.

Recorded with producer Gabe Rhodes, the album has the feel of a live performance with stellar contributions from Charlie Sexton on bass and baritone guitar, Bukka Allen on keyboards, Tommy Spurlock on pedal steel and drummer Rick Richards. The music is country, but Temple’s love of folk, blues, and bluegrass shines through in the arrangements and the playing of his compadres.

“I’m a songwriter with a love for traditional music,” he says. “With my songs I'm just trying capture some of the stories of this place for the next generation.”

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Coming in January 2011" »

Fifth Studio Album
Dollars and Dimes

Dollars and Dimes


Dollars and Dimes, the fifth studio record from Austin, Texas-based songwriter Owen Temple, is a collection of eleven songs about people making their way through hard times in the different regions of North America.

The project includes songs written by Owen Temple and co-writes with Adam Carroll, Gordy Quist (of the Band of Heathens), Scott Nolan and others.

A concept album focused on regional incarnations of continent-wide drama, Dollars and Dimes was produced by multi-instrumentalist Gabe Rhodes (Billy Joe Shaver, Kimmie Rhodes). Eleven portraits of characters and the places they inhabit - backed by a top notch band made up of Hunt Sales (Iggy Pop, David Bowie) on drums and Will Sexton (Terry Allen, Randy Weeks) on guitar and bass, and Rhodes on guitar and keys.


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Dollars and Dimes is the #1 Americana Record in Europe


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We are happy to announce that Owen's new project, Dollars and Dimes, was the #1 Americana record on the Euro Americana chart in July!   

Thanks to the DJs and journalists whose votes made Dollars and Dimes the top Americana album in Europe-