''Dad Country'' is the third album by American

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Jonny Fritz Jonathan Russell Fritz, formerly known as Jonny Corndawg, is an American alternative country musician who was born in Missoula, Montana. He has released four albums, two under the name "Jonny Corndawg" and two as "Jonny Fritz". Career In 2008, F ...

, and his first under his real name (as opposed to his stage name, Jonny Corndawg). It was released on ATO Records on April 15, 2013, and was co-produced by Fritz and

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guitarist-singer

Taylor Goldsmith Taylor Dawes Goldsmith is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He serves as the lead singer, guitarist, and chief songwriter of American folk rock band Dawes. Early life Goldsmith has a younger brother, Griffin. They ...

Critical reception

According to review aggregator

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, ''Dad Country'' received generally favorable reviews from critics. For example,

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gave the album an A−, and said that it "presents ritzas an ordinary Southern-accented male with an unusually high-strung larynx who goes to bars and forgets the garbage and bathes in the

holy pool Sacred waters are sacred natural sites characterized by tangible topographical land formations such as rivers, lakes, springs, reservoirs, and oceans, as opposed to holy water which is water elevated with the sacramental blessing of a cleric. ...

of the Mount of Venus and catches sick and drives 250 miles to get tossed from your birthday party just like any other fella."

Track listing

#Goodbye Summer 03:30 #All We Do Is Complain 03:14 #Holy Water 02:40 #Social Climbers 03:01 #Aint It Your Birthday (free) 03:12 #Shut Up 04:22 #Wrong Crowd 02:21 #Have You Ever Wanted To Die 01:56 #Fever Dreams 02:32 #Trash Day 02:58 #Suck In Your Gut 01:55 #Instrumental 02:37

Personnel

*Rachel Briggs- Cover Photo *Spencer Cullum- Pedal Steel *Jonny Fritz- Back Cover Photo, Composer, Photography, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals *

Wylie Gelber Wylie is an English name meaning "well-watered meadow", and may also refer to: People * Wylie (surname) * Wylie (Australian explorer), Aboriginal companion of Edward John Eyre during his crossing of the Nullarbor Plain in Australia * Wylie Breck ...

- Bass *Griffin Goldsmith- Drums, Vocals (Background) *

- Guitar, Guitar (Rhythm), Producer, Vocals (Background) *Kevin Hayes- Cover Photo *Josh Hedley- Fiddle, Vocals (Background) *

Blake Mills Blake Mills (born September 21, 1986) is an American songwriter, guitarist, producer, and composer based in California. Biography Blake Mills was born in Santa Monica, California, United States, and grew up in Malibu, where he attended Malibu ...

- Guitar *Jerry Pentecost- Drums *Tay Strathairn- Piano *Taylor Zachry- Bass

References

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