Small Town Pistols Explained

Small Town Pistols
Origin:	Trenton, Ontario, Canada
Genre:	Country
Years Active:	2012–2015
Label:	604
Spinoff Of:	The Wilkinsons
Past Members:	Amanda Wilkinson Tyler Wilkinson

Small Town Pistols were a Canadian country music duo composed of Amanda and Tyler Wilkinson, formerly of The Wilkinsons.^[1]

The two siblings were each pursuing individual solo careers when they both went through difficult break-ups.^[2] That led them to start writing music together again with an eye towards pitching songs to other artists^[3] including Lady Antebellum.^[4] On listening to their new material they decided to perform it themselves. While they did discuss using the Wilkinson name for their new material,^[3] they decided to use a fresh name. The name Small Town Pistols is a reference to their having been "raised in a small town of like 14,000 people"^[5] while the Pistols is a reference to their grandmother Ida.

Their self-titled debut album was released by 604 Records on February 19, 2013.^[6] Its second single, "Living on the Outside," debuted on the Canadian Hot 100 in January 2013.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Details
Small Town Pistols	Release date: February 19, 2013 Label: 604 Records
Pistology	Release date: May 26, 2015 Label: 604 Records

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions		Album
		CAN Country ^[8]	CAN ^[9]
2012	"Colour Blind"	14	—	Small Town Pistols
	"Living on the Outside"	10	90
2013	"Blame It on the Radio"	27	—
	"Anthem of a Runaway"	22	—
2014	"I Only Smoke When I Drink"	38	—	Pistology
2015	"Can't Wait to Meet You"	30	—
	"Jester in a Crown"	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year	Video	Director
2012	"Colour Blind"	John "JP" Poliquin
	"Living on the Outside"	Stephano Barberis
2013	"Blame It on the Radio"
2014	"I Only Smoke When I Drink"
2015	"Can't Wait to Meet You"
	"Jester in a Crown"^[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Result
2013	Canadian Country Music Association	Group or Duo of the Year
		Album of the Year – Small Town Pistols
2014	Juno Awards of 2014	Country Album of the Year – Small Town Pistols
	Canadian Country Music Association	Group or Duo of the Year
2015		Group or Duo of the Year

Notes and References

1. Web site: Small Town Pistols Biography. CMT. January 18, 2013.
2. Web site: Small Town Pistols Perform 'Colour Blind'. Sterling. Whittaker. theboot.com . 2014-02-25. 16 March 2014.
3. Web site: Small Town Pistols fired up about Juno nod for debut album. John R.. Kennedy. globalnews.ca . 2014-03-11. 16 March 2014.
4. Web site: The Wilkinsons back as Small Town Pistols. Kennedy. Gordon. thepeterboroughexaminer.com . 2013-02-20. 16 March 2014.
5. Web site: Interview with Small Town Pistols | Canadian Beats . Jenna. Melanson. canadianbeats.wordpress.com . 2013-07-20. 16 March 2014.
6. News: Brown. Chris. Years and life give Tyler and Amanda Wilkinson new maturity on new project. January 18, 2013. Medicine Hat News. January 18, 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130216113228/http://www.medicinehatnews.com/local-entertainment/years-and-life-give-tyler-and-amanda-wilkinson-new-maturity-on-new-project-01182013.html. February 16, 2013.
7. Web site: Small Town Pistols - Music Charts. acharts.us. January 18, 2013.
8. Small Town Pistols Chart History - Canada Country. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507093839/https://www.billboard.com/music/small-town-pistols/chart-history/canada-country. dead. May 7, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 20, 2013.
9. Small Town Pistols Chart History - Billboard Canadian Hot 100. https://web.archive.org/web/20180507093852/https://www.billboard.com/music/small-town-pistols/chart-history/canadian-hot-100. dead. May 7, 2018. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. November 20, 2013.
10. News: Post. Chantilly. WATCH: Premiere Of Small Town Pistols' New Video For 'Jester In A Crown'. https://web.archive.org/web/20151121034634/http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_167583/watch-premiere-of-small-town-pistols-new-video-for-jester-in-a-crown/music. dead. November 21, 2015. November 21, 2015. ET Canada. November 18, 2015.