Press — John Calvin Abney
Hear First: John Calvin Abney’s Familiar Ground
An album premiere, plus a conversation about it between Abney and his old friend Bartees Strange.
Video Premiere: JOHN CALVIN ABNEY “Showing Up Late”
Carried on a lovely country sway, the song is held together by Abney’s voice. Dimmed and somewhat withdrawn, there’s an ache in his weathered vocals that makes the whole thing to feel beautifully compelling; a subtle and stirring accompaniment for the current season.
JOHN CALViN ABNEY - FAMiLiAR GROUND ROUTES & BRANCHES
On his fifth full-length record, the Tulsa-based writer bucks the prevailing sentiment that it takes more work to make noise than it does to exercise restraint.
Song You Need to Know: John Calvin Abney, ‘When This Blows Over’
In Abney’s case, his post-pandemic plan is reuniting with the people he loves and going places. “There was a time in my life when I could be anywhere,” he sings, a note of sadness in his voice that makes him sound a little bit like Elliott Smith if he’d founded a scruffy alt-country band and moved to Oklahoma.
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