Small Town Family Dream
Album ∙ Country ∙ 2012
Josh Abbott and his band play their hearts out on Small Town Family Dream, sounding rigid with touring experience, yet loose with a confident groove. Musing on his small Texas hometown, “Idalou” opens with walls of rootsy tones and soaring melodies as Abbott’s picturesque lyrics start a conceptual narrative that threads through his third studio album. He inflects a bit like Ryan Adams in the following “I’ll Sing About Mine” while weaving a poetic piece of nostalgia that runs with John Mellencamp’s penchant for glorifying small-town living. Although the production resonates with an expensive sheen throughout, Abbott never succumbs to Nashville assembly-line pop, even on the power ballad “Touch,” where red-dirt grit pokes through shimmering guitars, stadium-mixed drums, and lyrics that fawn over the girl next door. “She Will Be Free” is a more triumphant love song, offering a balance of romantic folk and towering, harmonious twang-rock. Abbott bestows appreciation for Lubbock maverick Terry Allen with stellar covers of his “FFA” and “Flatland Farmer.”
Affiliate Token:
Affiliate Campaign Name:
(Optional)
Optional to segment marketing (email, social, etc). Cannot be used to track individual clicks or contain any personal identifiable information. Can contain up to 40 characters. Avoid using ?, /, or & within this field.
Optional to segment marketing (email, social, etc). Cannot be used to track individual clicks or contain any personal identifiable information. Can contain up to 40 characters. Avoid using ?, /, or & within this field.
ITSCG Token:
ITSCG parameter is a group-level token for the Apple Services Performance Partners Program. This value can never be changed and must always remain the same in your affiliate links.
ITSCG parameter is a group-level token for the Apple Services Performance Partners Program. This value can never be changed and must always remain the same in your affiliate links.
ITSCT Token:
The ITSCT parameter is a partner-level token for the Apple Services Performance Partners Program. This value is static and should not be changed unless you are a partner who has been provided your own distinct token. If so, you may override the default ITSCT value with your own assigned value.
The ITSCT parameter is a partner-level token for the Apple Services Performance Partners Program. This value is static and should not be changed unless you are a partner who has been provided your own distinct token. If so, you may override the default ITSCT value with your own assigned value.
Content Link
Short Link
Preview Player
The player is responsive. Its width will automatically expand to fit mobile and desktop layouts
The player is responsive. Its width will automatically expand to fit mobile and desktop layouts