ABBY LINDSEY

                                                               "Flower Shop" 

                                                               Independent Release

While there isn’t necessarily a formula for a new artist to break into the country music scene, when you deliver a song that nearly anyone listening can relate to, then you’re well on your way to connecting with the listener and making your first big stride.

That is exactly what Abby Lindsey has done with her new single, “Flower Shop.”

Where her softer, debut single “She Knew Better” leaned against non-busy instrumentation and allowed Lindsey to showcase the power in her voice and elevate the emotion of the lyric, “Flower Shop” taps into an influence from the early 2000’s era of female country with a toe-tapping tempo that rivals songs like “Suds In The Bucket,” but that also stays just modern kissed enough that it would slide in perfectly alongside someone like Kacey Musgraves.

Lindsey uses the lyrics to take us into her small-town, and more importantly to the place where all the gossip can be found – in this case, the flower shop, but perhaps in your town, it’s the beauty shop, the local grocery, or the bake sale in the church basement.

Specific lines help introduce the flower shop to us: “Mary Ellen owns the place,” “signs always on open except for Sunday’s,” “they got roses, they got chocolate,” etc.

But in an “if these walls could talk” kind of way, the flower shop is more than just a place to get your arrangements done; it’s the hot spot for the latest gossip and rumor mill as she sings in the chorus of everything that you might about: if “someone’s cheating, someone’s lying, getting hitched or dying.” 

There are also clever play on word references to flowers made throughout the tongue and cheek lyrics that instantly perk your ears - “there’s always enough dirt to go around,” “The place don’t just stay open cause they’re good at what they’re growing”- as well as an irresistible breakdown through the first part of the final chorus that perfectly lends itself to a clap-a-long, audience participation moment during a live show.

All these factors will help make this song stand-out, but what will have Abby Lindsey taking a huge leap forward on her path to success is just how relatable this lyric is to anyone who grew-up in a small town. We all have our own place like the “Flower Shop”, and Abby Lindsey taps into our nostalgic side to put a smile on our face as we pull out a great memory while listening to this catchy song.

(Review Written By: Jeffrey Kurtis)

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