Wyatt Waylon - Dustpiles (CD)

At just 19, Waylon Wyatt may be short on years, but the country singer-songwriter from small-town Arkansas has the instincts of an old soul. On this full-length debut album, he spins yarns of broken hearts and faded dreams, foregoing youthful idealism in favor of the kind of bleary-eyed, down-and-out storytelling that characterizes so much of classic country music.Like peers Cameron Whitcomb and Sam Barber, Wyatt also takes cues from the go-for-broke mentality of recent genre trailblazer Zach Bryan, imbuing many of these songs with a palpable melancholy, like on opening track and early single "But There Was a Time." That tune finds Wyatt in a nostalgic place, looking back on a relationship that couldn't seem to stick, a theme that recurs on Dustpiles.Where Wyatt strays from the pack, though, is in his willingness to have a little fun. "Dead Man Walkin'" could be a long-lost Alan Jackson song, while "Otherside" ditches he-said/she-said breakup narratives to pose a bigger question: "Would it hurt to spread a little love?"

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. But There Was a Time
2. Leave It Alone
3. Otherside
4. Wishful Thinking
5. 7 Minutes
6. In Loving Melody
7. Dead Man Walkin'
8. Box of Bones
9. No One Else
10. The Dress
11. Body Heat
12. What We Were Fighting for
13. Out of Place
14. Everything Under the Sun (Band Version)
15. Call It a Night
16. Dustpiles