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Legendary songwriter Wesley Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) debut on Pravda Records
One Last Heist marks the Pravda Records debut of acclaimed singer-songwriter Wesley Stace, also known to many listeners as John Wesley Harding. Drawing on decades of songwriting experience, the album presents eleven new compositions shaped by intelligent lyricism, melodic craftsmanship, and the dry wit that has long distinguished his work.
Stace's career has placed him alongside artists including Lou Reed, Rosanne Cash, Iggy Pop, John Prine, and Bruce Springsteen, while his songs have appeared in film and television productions such as High Fidelity and Transparent. His music moves naturally between folk, pop, indie rock, and singer-songwriter traditions, combining seasoned musical perspective with a literary sensibility.
Beyond recording and performance, Stace is an internationally bestselling novelist, literary journalist, educator, and the creator of New York City's celebrated Cabinet of Wonders performance series. That wider storytelling experience informs the album's carefully constructed characters, reflective themes, and balance of narrative detail with melodic immediacy.
Hobart Rowland of Magnet Magazine described the title track as beginning with the familiar promise of one final criminal job before unfolding into a noir narrative and existential meditation with a more personal meaning. Presented on black vinyl, One Last Heist adds a new chapter to Stace's catalog with 'One Last Heist,' 'Penelope,' 'A Funny One,' 'Hanging Up the Sickle,' 'The Knowledge Dies with Me,' 'Get It in Your Fingers,' 'In Our Own Time,' 'I Say Lots of Things,' 'Not My Speed,' 'Thoughts and Prayers,' and 'Hello Dead Horse.'
