Founding member of the Nerves, leader of the Plimsouls, and one of the artists who spearheaded the songwriter’s movement, Peter Case returns with his first album of new material since 2010’s Wig! Released on Omnivore Recordings, HWY 62 was co-produced by Case and Sheldon Gomberg.HWY 62 takes its title from the highway that connects Ciudad Juarez with Niagara Falls, Ontario. Case was born in the Buffalo area, a block from said road, and has noted, “I always saw HWY 62 as my gateway to the country, my doorway to the west.” The album indeed opens that doorway with troubadour’s tales infused with Americana, blues, rock and folk.