When watching a performance video of vocalist Coyle Girelli, the late songwriter Mac Davis believed that Girelli could be the next Roy Orbison. Davis should know, having worked with some of the best musicians of his era, including Orbison, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash.
Now Girelli is set to release album Out of This Town, on August 29th. The latest single, “Everyone But Me and You,” features the Americana singer-songwriter Cassandra Lewis. Written solely by Davis, the track was previously released in 1994 as a duet with his longtime friend Dolly Parton on his album Will Write Songs for Food. The song conjures up the lovelorn ballads from the 1950s, with its moody guitar, lush strings, and mournful pedal steel. Stream “Everyone But Me and You,” here, and pre-order Out of This Town vinyl here.
The 12-track album includes duets with KT Tunstall, Jaime Wyatt, and Cassandra Lewis and will be available on vinyl, CD, and via all streaming services. The songs on Out of This Town have sat dormant for over a decade, from when Girelli and Davis first met in Los Angeles. They’ve remained as beautiful ghost demos of what could have been. Girelli, who also produced the record, remained faithful to the raw allure of the initial song sketches.
Davis saw a kindred spirit in Girelli, and the two shared natural personal and musical connections. Out of This Town features several songs from Davis’ personal backlog rescued from a bag full of his handwritten lyrics on yellow legal pads. The rest of the album—more than half of the songs—were co-written by Davis and Girelli. Davis died in 2020, before they could complete this body of work together. Their pedigrees and journeys in the music industry could not be more different, but what brought them together is a singular commitment to the sanctity of the song.
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