The Set Up (CD)

The Delines were finishing the Mr. Luck and Ms. Doom sessions when Willy brought in a tune called "Walking With His Sleeves Down". Amy learned it on piano and we recorded it live. Her take was stunning but the song didn’t quite fit the record so they set it aside along with "The Reckless Life", "Dilaudid Diane" (featured in their recent encores) and "Jumping off in Madras". The song worked sonically but again didn’t feel quite right lyrically and when they finished the record Willy couldn’t stop writing songs for it. The US opioid epidemic with thousands of young people rattled with addiction and living in tents and on the streets and in old cars and RVs, influenced Luck and Doom but even more so with The Set Up.

Tracklist

The Set up Part 1
Can You Get Me Out of Phoenix
Jumping off in Madras
Dilaudid Diane
Keep the Shades Down
Getting Out of the Ward
The Set up Part 2
The Reckless Life
Walking With His Sleeves Down
The Meter Keeps Ticking
The Set up Part 3
The Last Time I Saw Her