Hate Lives in a Small Town

Hate Lives in a Small Town is the seventh studio album by Cuban-American dark cabaret singer Voltaire, released on September 3, 2010. In it, Voltaire abandons his characteristic dark cabaret sonority and heads towards a country direction. He originally wanted to record it as a solo acoustic album, but later realized that something was missing, and ended up using a full band.

In his official website, Voltaire explains why he decided to make a country album:"[I] had spent [my] adult life saying [I] disliked country music. That is, until one day when in a karaoke bar [I was] reacquainted with a Johnny Cash song called 'Folsom Prison Blues'. 'I LOVE that song', [I] exclaimed. It was followed by a Hank Williams song, a Merle Haggard song, songs by Kenny Rogers, Willie Nelson, Buck Owens and more. It was then that I realized that I didn't hate country music after all. I hated what it had become. In my somewhat drunken state, I thought: 'Wouldn't it be interesting to make a record of old-school country music, the kind of record that could have been released 40 years ago?'."

This would be the first album by Voltaire featuring drummer Brian Viglione.

Personnel

 * Voltaire — vocals, acoustic guitar
 * Frank Morin — guitars on "When You're Dead" and "The Churchyard"
 * Smith Curry — dobro, banjo, pedal steel guitar
 * Ken Zwerin — bass, upright bass
 * Brian Viglione — drums
 * Glenn Sorino — drums