Small Town Sounds

Small Town Sounds lays it all out there as frankly and vulnerably as possible. Their deft handling of life’s contradictions is evident in the straightforward yet lighthearted delivery of songs like “PBR,” a loping, drink-and-drug anthem that presents a fun, country-style version of Joan Jett’s “I don’t give a damn about my bad reputation” sentiment: I could have been a big dick / and acted like a lunatic / and pissed off everyone / but I’ve learned better / so I wrote you a letter / to tell you that I’m happy you’re gone. 

It’s the sort of logic of dreams, where statements of fact are both direct and also subject to the ebb and flow of mood, which makes these songs feel as real and as volatile as human temperament.