Southern alt rocker Willy Cobb lights up his new single “Cigarette Smell.” It marks the genre-busting artist’s official debut under his newly minted deal with War Buddha / Warner Records. Listen to “Cigarette Smell” HERE.
“Cigarette Smell” is a potent and endlessly replayable introduction to Cobb’s unpretentious style, evincing his infectious combination of irreverence and specificity. He sticks to crisp, suitably absurd imagery all the way through the power chorus: “I bet you hate the way cigarettes smell/I bet you vape all day cause it’s better for ya health.” Channeling White Stripes in their lo-fi era, the track exemplifies the disarming, immediately personable quality that has made Cobb a live phenomenon in Nashville.
Following European and UK tour dates with Chris Shiflett of Foo Fighters and The Cadillac Three, the Georgia-reared musician is set to join the latter for a string of North American shows this Spring. He hits the road on April 6 in Jackson, TN before rolling across the Midwest and concluding on April 20 in Columbia, MO. Check out the full confirmed itinerary below.
WILLY COBB TOUR DATES:
3/20 Dublin, Ireland The Academy*
3/21 Belfast, UK Limelight*
3/23 Glasgow, UK Queen Margaret Union*
3/24 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy*
3/25 Birmingham, UK O2 Academy Birmingham*
3/27 London, UK Electric Ballroom*
4/6 Jackson, TN Hub City Brewing^
4/11 Springfield, MO Midnight Rodeo^
4/12 Springfield, IL Boondocks^
4/13 Flint, MI The Machine Shop^
4/20 Columbia, MO Rose Park^
5/4 Dublin, Ireland The Academy+
5/5 Belfast, UK Limelight+
5/8 Glasgow, UK O2 Academy+
5/9 Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK NX Newcastle+
5/11 Manchester, UK Manchester Academy+
5/12 Leeds, UK O2 Leeds Academy+
5/14 Nottingham, UK Rock City+
5/16 Cardiff, UK Tramshed+
*Supporting Chris Shiflett
^Supporting The Cadillac Three
+Supporting The Cadillac Three, Stephen Wilson Jr.
Photo credit – Alex Berger