Picking up plaudits from Rolling Stone, NOTION and Wonderland as well as touring with Chris Shiflett of the Foo Fighters and the Cadillac Three, Willy Cobb’s debut EP ‘Country Punkin’’ made for a smoking, scorching introduction. Now the Southern alt-rocker and new musical outlaw digs deeper into his songs by sharing the Extended Edition of the EP, out now via War Buddha / Warner Records. Listen below.

The Extended Edition features the original EP, a dynamic crash course highlighting his blend of down-home pride, country grit, rock ‘n’ roll spirit and punk attitude, which was produced and co-written with Jaren Johnston of The Cadillac Three andWilly’s cousin, the Grammy-nominated country artist Brent Cobb. It adds stripped down intimate acoustic versions of all five songs, three of which are previously unreleased.
 
Willy says, “I wanted to add the acoustic versions to this EP, because it holds true to my roots where I’d  sit on the front porch with my family. We never really had amps and stuff so we’d just play acoustic songs for each other for everyone to sing along to."
 
As a kid riding in his family’s truck, Willy’s dad would throw on Hank Williams, while his mum favoured Nirvana. Now a rising talent in Nashville, the singer and guitarist still channels his upbringing in his lyrics, which pay homage to small-town misbehaviour and malaise.
 
Not caring what people think is a crucial aspect of Willy’s view of himself and his music. While he credits other like-minded Southern artists who flout easy genre labels, Willy considers himself to be on a unique mission to connect with fans who might feel like outsiders in their communities. “There’s a whole minority of kids in the South that feel like me - that were weird and alternative in high school,” he explains. “I want them to see that you don’t have to be country to be from Georgia.”
 
‘Country Punkin’’ Extended Edition tracklist:

1. ‘Cigarette Smell’
2. ‘Country Punkin’’
3. ‘Daddy On Drugs’
4. ‘Burnin’’
5. ‘Sincerely FU’
6. ‘Cigarette Smell’ (acoustic)
7. ‘Country Punkin’’ (acoustic)
8. ‘Daddy On Drugs’ (acoustic)
9. ‘Burnin’’ (acoustic)

‘Sincerely FU’ (acoustic)

Author: Adam Bailey

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