Bobby Cool Paints A Beautifully Relatable Picture Of The “American Dream”

First single from upcoming LP Family Time, out July 29;
For fans of Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton

Nashville, TN – From an Athens, Georgia, dive bar to Music City’s club scene and beyond, songwriter Bobby Cool has spent the ups and downs of the past 10+ years—like working as a janitor, radon inspector, and flooring salesman to make ends meet throughout the music industry’s shutdown in 2020 and 2021—collecting stories about life’s small moments and telling them in a way that makes listeners feel as if the tunes were written just for them. In the vein of Chris Stapleton, Tyler Childers, and Sturgill Simpson, Cool blends bluegrass, Americana, and country into a rousing, good-time mix of genres on his upcoming album Family Time. Cool’s way with words shines on his country-folk ballad, “American Dream,” the album’s opener and the first listen shared with fans ahead of Family Time’s July 29th release date. Telling the story of an enlisted brother, free-spirit sister, and an ultimately ailing mother—all narrated by a road-dog musician—“American Dream” paints a quirky, fun, and at times devastating story of what it means to make a life in the land of the free. “It’s ultimately not about fortune or fame,” says Cool. “…but the freedom to choose your own path and live it out.”