Press — John Calvin Abney

"[Safe Passage] sounds pleasant enough but there’s plenty of thought and discourse about various emotions throughout which one can only appreciate through careful listening."

ROUTES & BRANCHES -  John Calvin Abney You'll spot John Calvin Abney in a lot of John Moreland performance videos.  He's the (much) smaller guy with the guitar or the harmonica or the keyboard, the shaggy-haired, unshaven fellow who looks like he's having a ball there, along for the ride with one of the shooting stars of our kind of music.  You also might have caught Abney during his work with folks like Levi Parham, Samantha Crain, Beth Bombara or Chris Porter.  Fact is, for all the time he spends as a smaller font feature, it's kind of a wonder...

SONG PREMIERE LISTEN: JOHN CALVIN ABNEY, “I JUST WANT TO FEEL GOOD” Artist: John Calvin AbneyHometown: Tulsa, OklahomaSong: “I Just Want to Feel Good”Album: Safe PassageRelease Date: September 27, 2019Label: Black Mesa Records In Their Words: “This song was written in a short 20-minute nova of inspiration. I had a nagging cold while up at altitude, staying in a cabin by myself in Colorado, and dodging my troubles through travel and wine. I grew tired of being a people pleaser in order to dodge conflict (the real superficial kind) and was chasing the shadow of happiness in the wake of the...

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...