Named after the small but powerful family matriarch whose spirit Amanda Wilkinson seemed to inherit. People would say, "You’re a pistol like Grandma Ida," While nobody is likely to forget that Amanda and Tyler enjoyed phenomenal success together years earlier with the Wilkinsons, one listen to Small Town Pistols reveals an entirely different beast. Their album profits from a long connection as performers but there’s also a newfound sophistication and scope at work here. "It’s a jump from being a 16 year-old, when we released our first record as the Wilkinsons, to being a near 30 year-old with different things to say entirely. We’re saying things we’d say as adults." With a majestic feel that recalls classic Jimmy Webb, "Living on the Outside" is a track where the duo’s attention to songcraft couldn’t be any clearer or more affecting. It’s significant therefore that it’s also one of three songs co-written by their father. While Amanda and Tyler cite everything from Lefty Frizzell to Emmylou Harris, the Beatles, and Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard as inspiration, they’re happy to admit that "the biggest influence of all is always our dad." The only difference now is their autonomy.