It’s right here, of us. The announcement we’ve been ready on from certainly one of CMNB’s most cherished voices—Willi Carlisle is dropping a model new album, Winged Victory, on June 27, and it’s already shaping as much as be some of the very important releases of the yr.
We’ve been singing this man’s praises since approach again—whether or not it was when he rolled via with Peculiar, Missouri or shook the stage at festivals that also speak about him months later. Willi isn’t only a folks artist; he’s a rattling soul revival wrapped in denim and banjo strings.
A Report Born in Chaos and Neighborhood
Willi describes Winged Victory as “most likely essentially the most coherent file I’ve ever made,” and for individuals who’ve adopted his whirlwind yr—from Australia with Tyler Childers to brushing shoulders (and cowboy hats) with Willie Nelson at Luck Reunion—you recognize that’s saying one thing.
This one’s particular. It’s self-produced, a giant new step for him, and it blends the outdated and the brand new in essentially the most Willi approach doable:
- A misplaced gem from the Industrial Staff of the World songbook
- A traditional cowboy tune
- Covers of Lavender Nation and Richard Thompson
- And naturally, his personal stunning, bizarre, world-warping originals
The primary single, “Work is Work,” is out now—and it’s an apocalyptic bluegrass burner that hits like a freight practice and lingers like prairie mud. Stream it, memorize it, and scream it within the truck with the home windows down.
Why This One Issues
In a world the place all the pieces feels prefer it’s on hearth (and never the nice sort), Willi’s music nonetheless seems like a heat cup of espresso on a again porch in spring. It’s tender, radical, humorous, livid, and completely important.
And hey—he’s not doing this alone. Willi needs you on this journey. Go see a present. Preorder the album. Carry your bizarre mates and your loudest snigger. That is group music, and it solely works if we present up.
