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Cowboy Curtys is a southern garage-psych outfit from Atlanta, GA led by LaGrange, Georgia-born-and-bred singer/songwriter Josh Parsons. After several years of teasing the project with a slew of live shows and releasing a single here or there, the band is poised to step into the spotlight with its debut album Commotions. Named for a derelict strip club in Parsons' hometown, the album's moniker serves as a southern-gothic effigy evoking the feelings and memories Parsons simultaneously loved and hated about his middle Georgia upbringing.
Camaraderie is a major theme across Commotions, and the motif extends well beyond the songwriting itself. Recorded mostly live-in-a-room in Athens' Gift Horse Studio, Commotions boasts a wide range of local players lending their hand to Cowboy Curtys' communal vision. With Drew Beskin on guitar and keyboards, Frank Keith IV (Great Peacock, Tedo Stone) on bass, and Jeremy Cosper on drums comprising the core of the studio band, the album also features contributions from Matt "Pistol" Stoessel (Faye Webster, Cracker) on pedal steel, keyboard parts by Andrew Shepard (Lo Talker, Roadkill Ghost Choir), and further guitar work from Modern Skirts' Phillip Brantley.
Commotions sees Cowboy Curtys melding past lived experiences and a slew of diverse musical influences into a triumphant debut — the culmination of early exposure to 90s country, the sweat of the mosh pit at hardcore shows, and a love of the guitar-driven indie rock of the 2000s. As much as it is a journal of Parsons' own personal reflections, it's also a readily-accessible call to friends and listeners everywhere to not sweat the small stuff, enjoy life as it comes at you, and never be afraid to crack open a cold one with the blehs.
Links
Website | Spotify | Instagram | Facebook
Stream The Album HERE Before It Comes Out 8/19/22
Press
Glide Magazine // Cowboy Curtys Drops Gritty & Explosive Love Letter
Immersive Atlanta // Cowboy Curtys Get Reckless
Immersive Atlanta // Cowboy Curtys Reenvision The Replacements
With Stripped-back Cover Of “Bastards of Young”
Important Dates
Man Made Sea 2009-2013
LaGrange College Class of 2012
Athens 2013-2017
Cowboy Curtys - 2015 - Present
Atlanta 2017-Present
Shared the stage with these bands:
Lovedrug
O'Brother
River City Extension
Music & Lyrics by Josh Parsons
Produced by Drew Beskin, Josh Parsons, & Alec Stanley
Engineered by Alec Stanley at Gift Horse Studio in Athens, GA
Mixed & Mastered by Matt Martin
Art & Design by Caledonia Orsini & Kyle Humphrey
Photos by Caledonia Orsini
Josh Parsons - Lead & BG Vocals, Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Drew Beskin - Electric Guitar, BGVs, Keys
Jeremy Cosper - Drums, Percussion, Tambo
Frank Keith IV - Bass Guitar
Alec Stanley - BGVs, Keys, Electric Guitar
Phillip Brantley - Guitar Solo on “Slow Strange”, BGVs on “Redneck Fighting Lessons”
Matt “Pistol” Stoessel - Pedal Steel on “Derailed Train”
Andy Shepard - Keys & Synths on “Practice Guns”
Double Dang
In Between
Derailed Train
Nantahala
Redneck Fighting Lessons
CBHG (Intermission)
Practice Guns
Slow Strange
To Be Alone
Me
withoutYou
Trick Lie