GOSHEN, Ind. — Willi Carlisle’s “Gas Station” starts out how many popular country songs do, opening with a line of dialogue. In this case it is, “Alright lets take it down to the Bull Creek Trading Center, gonna start a knife fight at apple day.” Simple and unknown, but draws the listener in with Carlisle’s raw, isolated voice.
That simple line sets up the energy for the rest of the song, where Carlisle is on a road trip, treating listeners like good friends, enjoying company on the open road, and of course, some gas station food.
Following the song’s intro, the song continues with a catchy stomp clap rhythm created between the guitar and percussion, taking the listener right into the country folk genre. Right away, parallels to Tyler Childers music can be drawn, so unsurprisingly, Childers is a co-writer and plays guitar alongside Carlisle.
What I really liked about this song was its ability to tell its story effectively while also giving the listener the opportunity to journey with Carlisle. The instrumentals also do a great job of not getting too over complicated, keeping the beat throughout the song, and not overpowering what Carlisle is doing with the vocals.
Apart from the song being a fun upbeat song in of itself, the music video offers that, and more. Opening with Carlisle sitting in the car with a couple of muppet inspired puppets, singing and playing along with him as they go on this road trip. The song and the music video are definitely worth a look. Go check it out!
– Keegan Wyse, Multi-Media Journalist
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