All tagged The Panhandlers
So, what do you do if you are a Texas country supergroup and want to put out a better album than your last? You do just that!
The Panhandlers (Josh Abbott of The Josh Abbott Band, William Clark Green, John Baumann, and Cleto Cordero the front man of Flatland Cavalry) got after it again. March 3rd they will be releasing another ode to their home and stomping grounds, west Texas, with Tough Country.
Josh Abbott, John Baumann, William Clark Green and Cleto Cordero, AKA The Panhandlers are out to prove that lightning can, actually, strike twice with their upcoming second album. Ahead of this anticipated release, on September 2nd they put out the first single “Where Cotton Is King.”
“This is actually the very first song we tried writing with all four of us, back on our first writing trip to Marfa in 2019” said Abbott. “We even recorded it for the first album but it just wasn’t quite right. I’m glad we’re all mature enough to know when to pull a song. And because we did, we were able to finish it in 2021 the way it deserved.”
Last year seemed like a banner year for releases, but the buzz for 2020 albums, tours and festivals had everyone thrilled for what was to come. No one imagined that all of that would come to a screeching halt in Mid-March when a global pandemic struck. A devastating blow to the performing arts community among so many other small businesses, the education system and the healthcare community. Many musicians had just released or were nearing release dates for their music, but were left unable to tour in support of it. Some chose to delay their releases and others forged on and released albums, EPs and singles anyway. I have a great deal of respect for those that took a gamble and provided us with one of the most important things to help get us through this difficult period. The power of music has continued to bring us together when we can’t join each other like we normally would. Thankfully, social media has allowed the artists to perform livestreams or even just promote their art. It’s allowed the fans to share music and continue to discuss and analyze it. Here at the Amp, we’ve made our own individual lists of our favorite three albums this year to share with our readers. We hope that you’ve listened to some of these amazing artists and their albums, but if not, we hope that you’ll at least give them a listen and perhaps find some new favorites.
