Southern alt rocker Willy Cobb returns with a new single entitled “Parking Lot Thoughts” out now via War Buddha / Warner Records. Listen to “Parking Lot Thoughts”
About the track, he comments, “The song is about me feeling down working as a door guy at a music venue, seeing all these acts that don’t appreciate what they’re doing – touring and playing – and treating venue people like shit.”
Once again, the maverick artist channels a classic loud-soft grunge dynamic through an outlaw country lens. Right out of the gate, he sets the scene through a woozy acoustic guitar, “I sweep the parking lots alone at night. I wonder what I’ll find this time.” Unable to contain a flurry of emotion on the hook, distortion kicks into overdrive, and Willy screams, “I just want to be on stage and not give a fuck, yeah…parking lot thoughts get me crazy.”
He notably capped off 2024 with “Boy Toy” and his Unplugged EP. Earning critical acclaim, House of Solo attested, “Cobb is fast becoming a force in the Nashville scene, proving that boundaries—whether in genre or attitude—are meant to be pushed.” Jace Media Music urged “Keep an eye on Willy Cobb—he’s just getting started,” and Taped Magazine also profiled him. Not to mention, he opened up for everyone from Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters to The Cadillac Three, shining on stage.
In 2024, his Country Punkin’ EP landed looks from Dig! and more. In an “On The Rise” interview about the project, The Line of Best Fit christened him “one of Nashville’s newest boundary-pushing talents,” going on to rave, “the EP’s five tracks offer up servings of ragged punk energy, fuzzed-out guitars, country grit and a touch of southern swamp.”
Meanwhile, “Cigarette Smell” has also garnered widespread critical acclaim. Rolling Stone touted it among “All the Songs You Need to Know This Week.” Plus, NOTION sat down with him for an in-depth interview and professed, “the single sees Willy Cobb at his best.”
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