Union Town | |
Type: | EP |
Artist: | The Nightwatchman |
Cover: | Tom Morello Union Town.jpg |
Released: | July 19, 2011 |
Recorded: | March 2011 at Veritas Studios, Los Angeles, CA |
Genre: | Folk rock, acoustic rock, anti-folk, protest music |
Label: | New West |
Producer: | Tom Morello |
Prev Title: | The Fabled City |
Prev Year: | 2008 |
Next Title: | World Wide Rebel Songs |
Next Year: | 2011 |
Union Town is an EP by The Nightwatchman, alter ego of musician Tom Morello. It is his third release as the Nightwatchman overall, and includes many covers of famous union songs, including "Solidarity Forever" and "Which Side Are You On?". Unlike Morello's previous efforts, the EP was self-produced by Morello himself, and is his first release on the New West Records label.
The EP is the first to feature Carl Restivo, Dave Gibbs and Eric Gardner as part of Morello's backing band, known as The Freedom Fighters Orchestra. All the three of them are also members in Morello's band Street Sweeper Social Club.