Elvis Costello Announces King Of America Box Set With Previously Unreleased Tracks

In 1986, Elvis Costello released King Of America, a critically beloved album that reflected his growing interest in American roots music. Costello co-produced the album with T Bone Burnett, and it featured a ton of veteran session musicians, including members of the other Elvis’ TCB Band. On that year’s Pazz & Jop critics’ poll, King Of America came in at #2, behind only Paul Simon’s Graceland. When Elizabeth Nelson and Timothy Bracy ranked every Costello album for a 2021 Stereogum pi...

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