![]() ![]() It just kind of comes out of you before you can reflect on it. It’s not like you sit down and purposely write one. “If you listen to the record, it comes out naturally. “Cody and I both had babies and kids,” he says. While Jeffers says there was no forethought, he sees it in hindsight as an outcrop of what was going on in their lives. Throughout Tornillo, a lyrical theme emerges of men struggling to shake free from the foolishness and wildness of youth to take on familial responsibilities. But there were subtle differences from a writing perspective and a sound thing.” And it still does sound the same because you’re still you, and the band, we’re still us. I was like, ‘Well, this is kind of boring me.’ It’s that simple. I was writing some songs, and they kind of sounded the same. I’m kind of a dark writer, so I tried to stray away from that as much as I could on this album and just try to make it fun.”Ĭannon had started the writing process for the album when he did an about-face. There’s a lot about the horns that makes it fun and dancey. “I wanted the record to not be as dark as some of the other stuff. “I think it’s a lot happier, dancier, and groovier,” he says of the album. The horns add a colorful counterpoint to powerhouse rockers like “John Wayne” and “Antioch.” Cannon steered his songwriting towards that lightness. We had to figure each other out and speak each other’s language. But we brought in a new group of guys that actually write and they can read sheet music and everything else. “We’ve been a band for so long that we speak our own language. “There was a learning curve there,” Jeffers says. From a musical standpoint, the band decided to incorporate a brass section to accentuate their already potent sound, a process that took a bit of adjustment. Yet Whiskey Myers wasn’t about to repeat themselves. For us to turn around and do it again, it was on us, so we had to bring it to the table.” And all of a sudden, we flipped gears and said, ‘Screw it, we’ll produce it ourselves.’ There was pressure there and it worked out. “The pressure was on with the ‘White Album’ (‘Whiskey Myers’) because we’d come off of two (producer) Dave Cobb records. Jeffers claims that the band has been on the spot before, so stepping up again was old hat. We’ve always done our thing where we dance to the beat of our drum. But as far as all the noise, I kind of keep that out. “I don’t pay attention to any of that shit. “I’ve always been good about keeping my blinders on,” he tells American Songwriter. But if you think their burgeoning notoriety might have affected how they handled their follow-up, Tornillo, which arrives this summer, Cannon is here to rid you of that notion. The band rose to the occasion of newfound fame with their standout self-titled album in 2019. Also including guitarist Cody Tate, bassist Jamey Gleaves, drummer Jeff Hogg, and percussionist Tony Kent, the band saw their popularity skyrocket over the past few years when their music was included in the popular Western series Yellowstone. The Texas-based group Whiskey Myers has been doing excellent work in a Southern rock vein since they were formed by buddies Cody Cannon (lead vocalist and chief songwriter) and John Jeffers (lead guitarist who also contributes to songwriting) and recorded their debut album Road Of Life in 2008.
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