American Ride by Willie Nile
“Willie Nile is a vastly under-appreciated rock singer-songwriter. Like the similarly unheralded Elliott Murphy, Nile was poised to be the next Bob Dylan. When his 1980 debut album failed to be a million-seller, the industry cast him aside. 33 years later, Willie's still going strong. American Ride is a catchy and sonically varied album, filled with Springsteen-ian portraits of hard-luck folks and hopeful lovers, alongside big-picture themes such as terrorism, America, and God. Check out the title track, and take a trip across the U.S. through Willie Nile's eyes.”
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Willie Nile is a vastly under-appreciated rock singer-songwriter. Like the similarly unheralded Elliott Murphy, Nile was poised to be the next Bob Dylan. When his 1980 debut album failed to be a million-seller, the industry cast him aside. 33 years later, Willie's still going strong. American Ride is a catchy and sonically varied album, filled with Springsteen-ian portraits of hard-luck folks and hopeful lovers, alongside big-picture themes such as terrorism, America, and God. Check out the title track, and take a trip across the U.S. through Willie Nile's eyes.
Willie's latest album may just be his best ever.
