In February, 2005 the Cowboy Junkies gathered together for five days of musicmaking at their Clubhouse studio in Toronto. Each band member brought along a handful of their favorite songs by other writers. The songs which focused on the themes of war, violence, fear, greed, ignorance and loss. The atmosphere that week was so magical that the band decided to simply roll tape and document the sessions. The result is Early 21st Century Blues, an album filled with a very special intimacy unmatched since the Junkies released their landmark The Trinity Session album 18 years ago. Songs from artists such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and John Lennon, plus two new originals all made it on the CD. Zoe. 2005.