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Dale Watson is a living legend of American roots music. With Texas-sized defiance and drive, he's spent four decades flying the flag for his own brand of honky-tonk, outlaw country, western swing, and rockabilly. That signature sound has a name - InchAmeripolitanInch - and it's originator is Watson himself a singer, songwriter, guitarist, producer, actor, cultural architect, and rule-breaking traditionalist for the modern world, championing the traditions that fly in the face of the homogenous mainstream. With Unwanted, he fires another double-barreled shotgun blast of country twang and honky-tonk bang fueled by the heartaches, hard-won lessons, and high-speed thrills of a life largely logged on the road. Singing with a booming voice that could cut through the chaos of a packed dancehall, Watson runs the show like a roots-rock ringleader. He salutes his vices on the galloping InchWillie Waylon and Whiskey,Inch reflects upon a lifetime of loss with the gorgeous ballad InchIf You Really Loved Me (Outlive Me),Inch and gets wistfully contemplative on InchLife is Like a Song.Inch Entirely written and produced by Watson, Unwanted is the sound of an Ameripolitan diehard with plenty of life left in the tank, speeding toward a horizon of his own making. Album Tracks 1. Willie Waylon and Whiskey 2. She Was My Baby 3. If You Really Love Me (Outlive Me) 4. Gotta Try Harder 5. What the Hell Happened to the Cadillac 6. You've Got My Heart 7. Don't Let the Honky Tonks Go 8. Just Yesterday 9. Life Is Like a Song 10. Never Mend the Broken Spoke 11. If I Can 12. Unwanted