Dave Cobb’s ‘Southern Family’ Compilation Album Stream

Recent Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb will released a new compilation album Southern Family via Low Country Sound/Elektra Records on March 18. Thanks to NPR Music’s First Listen, the album featuring Jason Isbell, Rich Robinson, Zac Brown and more can be streamed in full starting today.

According to a press release, Southern Family is made up of “songs rooted in country, blues, folk and rock, the record is inspired by the Civil War concept album White Mansions, written by British performer Paul Kennerley, produced by Glyn Johns and featuring musicians like Waylon Jennings and Eric Clapton.” The record also includes tracks recorded by Miranda Lambert, Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton, John Paul White, Jamey Johnson, Holly Williams, Brent Cobb, Brandy Clark, Shooter Jennings and Anderson East.

The Nashville-based producer had this to say about his compilation:

Somebody said, “You should make a concept record,” and I kind of giggled about it for a second. But, then I thought, man, wouldn’t it be amazing to have all my friends on one record and really find a common thread? Southern Family, about their mothers, grandparents, kids, siblings, these detailed stories about how they grew up and their families and the things that make them who they are. This really encapsulates Nashville right now. There’s something to it. There’s something in the air. There’s a lot of great things about Nashville. There’s something here that doesn’t exist anywhere else in my lifetime. I’m sure this happened in London in the ‘60s and California in the ‘70s and maybe New York in the late ’50s or early ‘60s. But I think, right now, Nashville is the home of music.

Follow this link to listen to a Spotify Playlist featuring Dave Cobb-produced tracks and stream Southern Family via NPR below:

http://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=469693102&m=469810573

Southern Family Tracklist

1. John Paul White “Simple Song”
2. Jason Isbell “God Is A Working Man”
3. Brent Cobb “Down Home”
4. Miranda Lambert “Sweet By and By”
5. Morgane Stapleton with Chris Stapleton “You Are My Sunshine”
6. Zac Brown “Grandma’s Garden”
7. Jamey Johnson “Mama’s Table”
8. Anderson East “Learning”
9. Holly Williams “Settle Down”
10. Brandy Clark “I Cried”
11. Shooter Jennings “Can You Come Over?”
12. Rich Robinson (featuring The Settles Connection) “The Way Home”