"Honest, affecting..." - Entertainment Weekly Top 10 Country Albums of 2015

"Ambitious" not only for its confidently twangy sound at a time of remixes and pop influence, but because it goes out on a limb in a way country hasn't seen in decades.” - Rolling Stone Country

“Free-wheeling TX favorites." - Billboard

"Thanks to a barnstorming new album, Josh Abbott Band is the latest success story to come boot-scootin' out of the Lone Star State.”  -Vice Noisey 

“The reason 'Front Row Seat' lingers is that it's an album deliberately designed to be greater than its individual parts: it's an old-fashioned concept album made with vitality and vigor, so it feels fresh even when the Josh Abbott Band are singing time-honored tales of love and heartbreak."  - All Music

“The band get to show off their dexterity without ever seeming like they're showing off; that alone separates them from their po-faced alt-country peers.” - All Music

"Collaboration with Carly Pearce comes alive in latest step toward the mainstream for ambitious Texans." - Rolling Stone Country

"The lovely ‘Front Row Seat’ takes appreciation of life to new heights." - Washington Times

"To say that the Josh Abbott Band's ‘Front Row Seat’ is an easy listen, especially in concert, would be a tremendous understatement." - Country Standard Time
“A theatrical tour de force.”  - San Antonio Express News

“With ‘Front Row Seat’ Abbott is setting the stage for blazing a daring and dramatic new trail in country music.” - San Antonio Express News

"’Front Row Seat’ is nothing short of a masterpiece in storytelling." 
– The Country Note

"Top tier Texas country acts of this decade.” - Houston Press

"One of the rising stars in a country scene that spans both Texas and Nashville.” - Texas Monthly

Just a country boy following his dream! xoxo

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