“She’s always gonna leave, but she’ll leave you smiling.”
In anticipation for their upcoming album, Somewhere Down the Road, Josh Abbott Band has released their third and final single, She’ll Always Be.
She’ll Always Be joins Barstool Boys and What Were You Thinking as the three pre-released tracks off of the new release.
Abbott took to Instagram last Friday to announce the song’s release, noting how the song is for “all the daughters out there.”
While discussing his writing process for the album, Abbott noted how he wanted to focus more on writing from his personal life and less on writing mass-appealing, empty songs, “For a long period of time I wanted to write hooky three-minute songs that would sound good on the radio, but now I’m writing from the heart more than I ever have.”‘
It can be felt throughout Abbott and co-writers’ Neil Medley and Grant Gilbert’s thoughtfully penned lyrics. Here, Abbott and Co. contemplate the concept of loving a daughter while still recognizing that you’ll have to let go at some point. His vocal performance is subtle; however, you can feel the suppressed emotions throughout.
“She’s a dancer in the rain
Only here for little while
She’s always gonna leave but she’ll leave you smiling”
Over the course of their career, the group has earned two top 10 debuts on the Billboard country albums chart, two RIAA Certified Gold singles, two top 40 hits including features with Kacey Musgraves and Carly Pearce and upwards of 235 million streams, fully affirming JAB as a formidable force in modern country music.
Somewhere Down The Road is available everywhere January 26th.
Listen to She’ll Always Be here:
Somewhere Down The Road tracklist:
1. Astronaut (Intro) (Josh Abbott, Dwight A. Baker)
2. Astronaut (Erik Dylan, Randy Montana, Driver Williams)
3. The Sale (Josh Abbott)
4. What Were You Thinking (Josh Abbott)
5. Guilt of a Man (Josh Abbott)
6. She’ll Always Be (Josh Abbott, Neil Medley, Grant Gilbert)
7. Somewhere Down The Road (Josh Abott, Jon Randall)
8. Back To Normal (Josh Abbott)
9. Closer To You (Erik Dylan, Doug Waterman)
10. Unplug The Jug (Ryan Beaver, Neil Medley, Joe Clemmons)
11. Barstool Boys (Josh Abbott, Erik Dylan, Josh Kiser)
12. Brutus Judas And You (Josh Abbott, Erik Dylan, Brett Sheroky)
Upcoming Band Tour Dates:
1/5/24 – Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas
1/6/24 – Fort Worth, TX – Billy Bob’s Texas
1/26/24 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
1/27/24 – Key West, FL – Mile 0 Fest
2/1/24 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues Orlando
2/2/24 – Charlotte, NC – The Underground
2/3/24 – Atlanta, GA – Terminal West
2/10/24 – Andrews, TX – Ace Arena
2/15/24 – Athens, GA – Georgia Theatre
2/16/24 – Starkville, MS – Rick’s Cafe
2/17/24 – Little Rock, AR – Little Rock Hall
2/22/24 – Springfield, MO – Midnight Rodeo
2/23/24 – Manhattan, KS – The Hat
2/24/24 – Wichita, KS – The Cotillion Ballroom
3/22/24 – Wichita Falls, TX – The Warehouse