"Love and Theft"

Love and Theft is Bob Dylan's 2001 studio album that blends folk, blues, and rock with touches of country and early American popular music. The songs feature compact, rootsy arrangements and Dylan's conversational, weathered vocal delivery, while the lyrics mix vernacular storytelling, historical and literary references, and sly humor. Tracks such as "Mississippi" and "High Water (For Charley Patton)" showcase the album's blend of traditional forms and contemporary reinterpretation, and the record is often noted as a strong example of Dylan's late-career engagement with American roots music.