John Calvin Abney Safe Passage

Safe Passage is the follow-up to 2018 s Coyote, which Rolling Stone Country called dreamy folk with a good balance of sadness and sunshine. From the start of Safe Passage s gentle opener, Abney draws a line between himself and the expectations of others. I just want to feel good, he sings softly, setting the tone for the album s cyclical narrative, a ten-song exploration of happiness and self-acceptance and grace. This introspection continues and bleeds heavy on the album s lead single, Turn Again." It s a subtly catchy and elegant track written about the loss of a good friend and the self-sabotaging habits to which we all fall.