Willi Carlisle – “Gas Station”
Willi Carlisle's Tyler Childers-produced double album The Universal Bubba is shaping up swimmingly. We've thus far heard the old-school folk reel " Mason Jar At The Center Of The World " and the barroom rocker " Marlboro Vinyassa ." This week Carlisle added another new single that comes with an extremely fun music video. The post Willi Carlisle – “Gas Station” appeared first on Stereogum .
Willi Carlisle's Tyler Childers-produced double album The Universal Bubba is progressing well. So far, the duo has released the folk ballad "Mason Jar At The Center Of The World" and the rowdy barroom anthem "Marlboro Vinyassa." This week, Carlisle unveiled an energetic new single, "Gas Station," accompanied by a hilarious music video. The track is a carefree Southern road-trip song about making do with food from local gas stations.
Carlisle and Childers co-produced the album, working together in the studio for two weeks. During one particularly intense session, Childers arrived at the studio, energetic and unprepared, urging the duo to infuse "Gas Station" with more honesty and directness. The pair brainstormed and revised the song, eventually co-writing it. As the process unfolded, both felt it was a collaborative effort, so they added a duet on the chorus.
Directed by Mike Vanata, the "Gas Station" music video features Carlisle and a crew of Muppet-like puppets embarking on a gas station food quest. The video is available online. The Universal Bubba, released on November 6th via Signature Sounds, promises a musical journey akin to a drunken Civil War reenactment, cruising for tail at a cattle auction, or dropping acid at a square dance.
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