The Josh Abbott Band has shared new single “She’ll Always Be,” a serenade to Abbott’s free-spirited six-year-old daughter. The song is from the band’s seventh studio LP Somewhere Down The Road, due out on January 26, 2024 via their Pretty Damn Tough label.

This weekend, the band will play a show at Fort Worth’s Billy Bob’s Texas club before heading out on the road for the Somewhere Down The Road tour next month.

Produced by Dwight A. Baker (who also produced 2015’s Front Row Seat) and recorded at his Matchbox Studios in Austin, Somewhere Down The Road is the Josh Abbott Band’s first full-length LP since 2020’s The Highway Kind.

It also marks the first effort from the band’s newly reconfigured lineup, including longtime members Eddie Villanueva (drums), Austin Davis (banjo), David Fralin (keys) and Jimmy Hartman (bass) as well as recent additions Adam Hill (fiddle) and guitarists Cale Richardson and Kris Farrow.

Abbot shares about the album:

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. This record came from getting back to who I really am as a songwriter, and there was a lot of exorcizing some of the demons from my past.

Josh Abbott Band Tour Dates:

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

4/5/24 – Fayetteville, AR – George’s Majestic Lounge

4/6/24 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom

4/10/24 – Nashville, TN – Exit/In

4/11/24 – Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall

4/12/24 – Chicago, IL – Joe’s on Weed St. 

4/13/24 – Indianapolis, IN – 8 Seconds Saloon

4/19/24 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater

4/20/24 – St. Louis, MO – The Hawthorn

4/26/24 – Indio, CA – Stagecoach Festival

5/31/24 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall