The first leg of the fall tour 2016 and the arrival of Far Cries and Close Calls vinyl!

Hello, everyone.

We hope the world and it's intricacies have been treating you well. John is gearing up to head out for a set of tour dates with his friend, M. Lockwood Porter, to select towns in the midwest US before his southwest and west coast sojourn. Here are a list of dates where John will be:

10/31 - The Shelter - Oxford, MS (w/ Holy Ghost Electric Show) 11/1 - 5spot - Nashville, TN 11/2 - Sugarland's Distillery - Gatlinburg, TN 11/3 - The Basement - Nashville, TN (w/  Joey Kneiser, Kent Eugene Goolsby) 11/4 - Stagger Inn - Edwardsville, IL (w/ Beth Bombara) 11/5 - Dead Wax Records - St. Louis, MO (w/ Beth Bombara) 11/6 - Uncommon Grounds - Chicago, IL 11/7 - Moeller Nights at The Village Theatre - Davenport, IA (with Vita and the Woolf) (Update: aware that the poster says Evanston, IL on the 11/4 date erroneously, but we will definitely be in Edwardsville that night. Thank you for understanding.)

Also, great news! The vinyl of Far Cries and Close Calls will be arriving on Halloween! We will be sending out all of the pre-orders on November 1st and fulfilling your orders instantaneously. Thank you for your continued support and your willingness to inject love into the air amidst the strange, the dark, and the cold. More updates coming soon, more tour dates to come, and more words to sing.

-love,

j and family

Far Cries and Close Calls available for purchase, plus new press and upcoming Colorado run!

Far Cries and Close Calls is available for purchase at all your local Oklahoma record stores! Check out johncalvinabney.bandcamp.com to order digital and physical CDs, plus the vinyl pre-order is still going. Grab your copy today!

Vesa at onechord.net had splendid words concerning this collection of songs, saying:

 "a very impressive collection of songs and his best album so far... John has found his own voice...unique combination of folk, americana, rock’n’roll and indie pop. I hope this one will get the recognition it deserves. In my books, Far Cries and Close Calls is one of 2016’s finest."

A music video for the song "Way Out" is finished and will be released in the coming weeks. Keep your eyes and ears at full attention!

Before John heads out on his 30+ day tour across America in support of the album, he will be making a run to the mountains of Colorado for a select set of theatre and brewery dates:

10/6 - Ft. Collins, CO - Swing Station (w/Ben Ballinger) 10/7 - Dolores, CO - Dolores River Brewery 10/8 - Ridgway, CO - Sherbino Theatre (w/ Foxfeather) 10/9 - Divide, CO - Paradox Brewing Company

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more news coming soon!

-john and family

Bucket Full of Nails premiere, Tulsa Voice review, and the day of the release

Hello, everyone!

Today is release day worldwide, and we are proud that "Far Cries and Close Calls" is available everywhere on all digital platforms, Spotify, iTunes, etc. Listen loud and share it with a friend.

Go to johncalvinabney.bandcamp.com to order the physical record and pre-order the vinyl now to receive one of the 100 limited edition denim blue vinyl (with full lyric insert and album art) available.

We are pleased to announce that Bucket Full of Nails has premiered the record, replete with a great review and streaming playlist with the entirety of the record, "Far Cries and Close Calls". Announcing that "Abney is growing into the poet we all need," check it out now in all of it's well-written form and listen to the song sequence right here.

Tulsa Voice covered the record this week, calling it "an unique work...equal parts dream pop and rock and roll, with layers of lo-fi atmospheric folk...with fanciful, poetic, folkloric writing."

More coming soon, but until then,

john and family.

(photo by Jeremy Charles)