Billy Bragg - Rough Trade Records

Justin and I caught a great short (and free) early Sunday night show from Billy Bragg at Rough Trade East to launch his new CD 'Tooth & Nail'.
Just Braggy solo on acoustic guitar it was great to hear a few old classics like show opener "Sexuality", and slowed down "Greetings To The New Brunette", and a show closing "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards". In recognition of St Patricks Day, Billy also threw in a good cover of "Raglan Road".
Of course being a launch for his new album the show featured essentially the first four songs from the record: "Nobody Knows Nothing Anymore", "Handyman Blues", the delicate "January Song", and a cover of Woody Guthrie's "I Ain't Got No Home" which features on the new album.
Despite being admittedly jet lag sleep-deprived - Bragg mentioned he went to sleep in Austin Texas, woke up in London, and his next show on Wednesday is in Denver Colorado - Billy was in great voice and the new record sounds like a great return to matters of the heart.