Nashville rockers Country Westerns released their sophomore LP Forgive The City, on April 28, 2023 via Fat Possum Records. This barn-burning collection is also their second to be helmed by famed producer Matt Sweeney (Superwolf, Chavez), who contributes his lead guitar stylings to a few tracks. The album was heralded by the sinewy, melodic new track “It’s A Livin’,” accompanied by an official music video directed by Miranda Zipse (Miranda and the Beat).

“It's a Livin' is the last song I wrote for our new album. It’s meant to be a tribute to musicians and travelers who are waiting for the road to open. And also a promotion of forgiveness in general,” says vocalist and guitarist Joseph Plunket. “It’s about the last go around and wondering what’s left out there. An encouragement to those who have to push through and keep moving and also an acknowledgement of a time to lay it down. It has pretty obvious vibes of a pandemic spent in Nashville and the actual lyrics are less pretentious than this description. I wrote it on my Danelectro 10-string which gives it a cool aggressive jangle.” Because no eagerly-awaited album release would be complete without shows all across the nation, Country Westerns will head back out on the road for a second time with the kindred spirits in indie rock heroes Titus Andronicus. They kick things off in Nashville on Saturday, 4/29, at The Blue Room at Third Man Records.

Forgive the City is available to order here on standard black vinyl and CD.

Tracklist

1. Knucklen

2. Speaking Ill Of The Blues

3. Grapefruit

4. Money On The Table

5. Wait For It

6. Country Westerns

7. It’s A Livin’

8. Something Goes Wrong

9. Cussin’ Christians

10. Where I’m Going

11. Hell

12. Marinero