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OK Sessions - John Calvin Abney’s “Maybe Happy” stirs excitement for upcoming album

OK Sessions - John Calvin Abney’s “Maybe Happy” stirs excitement for upcoming album

John Calvin Abney’s “Maybe Happy” stirs excitement for upcoming album John Calvin Abney’s full-length album “Safe Passage” comes out Sept. 27, and we are beyond excited to hear it in its entirety. Abney said this album will have some of the most hopeful songs he’s ever written. “I hope they bring a kind of comfort to anyone moving down their path towards truth and happiness and safety for themselves and those they hold dear,” Abney said in a post. Abney’s music is historically contemplative, and this new album is no excpetion, especially focusing on finding oneself in a world that...

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Billboard - John Calvin Abney Reflects About His Father's Passing On Ethereal 'Maybe Happy': Exclusive

Billboard - John Calvin Abney Reflects About His Father's Passing On Ethereal 'Maybe Happy': Exclusive

Billboard - John Calvin Abney Reflects About His Father's Passing On Ethereal 'Maybe Happy': Exclusive John Calvin Abney's new album Safe Passage meant one thing when he finished recording it. However, things changed markedly when the Oklahoma singer-songwriter-guitarist's father passed away during early July, on the day he announced the album's Sept. 27 release."The name of the record and a lot of these songs took on brand new meanings after my father passed," Abney, who's also the full-time guitarist in fellow Oklahoman John Moreland's band, tells Billboard. "It almost felt premonitory. Even the title took on that idea of a...

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The Alt Root Top Ten Songs for August 7, 2019

The Alt Root Top Ten Songs for August 7, 2019

The Alt Root Top Ten Songs for August 7, 2019 Living in the Mile High City, Taylor Scott has gotten used to heights, so the #1 spot takes nothing away from the power of his pipes on “Somebody to Love” from All We Have from The Taylor Scott Band on the weekly Top Ten for Wednesday, August 8, 2019. NYC’s Jesse Malin offers an advanced listen to his upcoming (08-30-19), Lucinda Williams-produced, Sunset Kids with “Meet Me at the End of the World Again”. John Moreland sideman, John Calvin Abney, has a new solo release with the upcoming (09-27-19) Safe...

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Americana UK - John Calvin Abney “Turn Again” – Listen

Americana UK - John Calvin Abney “Turn Again” – Listen

John Calvin Abney has a new album due out in September called ‘Safe Passsage‘ which features ten new songs by a master of folk-country, including this rather lovely song ‘Turn Again‘.

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