[6] The Austin Chronicle gave the release 3.5/5 stars, writing that "it's too early to declare The Limestone Kid debut of the year, but it's already one to beat", and comparing McCollum's music to Charlie Robison's.

[2] McCollum and his backing band announced a 2015 tour[6] of Texas in support of the album,[4] performing at events such as RedGorilla Music Fest.

[5] McCollum spent much of his early life working on cattle ranches in Houston and Limestone Counties for his grandfather Bobby Yancey.

While working on these ranches, [8] McCollum was further exposed to artists such as Bob Dylan, Townes Van Zandt, and Steve Earle.

[11] After performing at a number of local open mics with his guitar,[5] he started learning harmonica at age fifteen.

[5] McCollum continued to perform as a singer-songwriter while living in Austin and he went on his first tour with the Texas band Six Market Blvd.

The tour inspired the lyrics for his first single, "Highway",[5] which was released on June 5, 2013, and later included on his debut EP A Red Town View.

[6] The Austin Chronicle gave it 3.5/5 stars, writing that "it's too early to declare The Limestone Kid debut of the year, but it's already one to beat", and comparing him to Charlie Robison.

[2] Texas Music Pickers wrote that "[McCollum's] stories are not all happy, or sad, or even have resolution; they're just straightforward accounts of life.

[14] McCollum and his backing band announced a tour[6] of Texas in support of the album,[4] with February and March dates set for venues in Houston, Austin, and Fort Worth.

[7] He won the T-Birds Songwriter Award, and in 2015 performed at Larry Joe Taylor's Texas Music Festival.