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Western AF presents | Abby Wester | "Tall Boy"Featuring Jon Carrol & Jody EngstromA few years back we joined a group of Wyoming Singer-Songwriters on the fir...

I'm on my 4th campaign (2nd honour mode) and I still have yet to actually use the flask! I'm just starting Act 3 in this playthrough, but I'd love to hear your ideas and suggestions for the flask

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Here's the music video for "Urban Driftwood," the single off my record, also titled, "Urban Driftwood!" "Urban Driftwood" is out January 29, 2021 on SPINSTER. Buy from label (vinyl/CD/digital): https://yasminwilliams.bandcamp.com/album/urban-driftwood

Directed by Drew Hagelin Camera Operation by Drew Hagelin, Josh Vaile Appearances by Yasmin Williams and Amadou Kouyate

The narrative plot of Urban Driftwood culminates in the repetitive, meditative sounds of guitar, kora, kalimba, and hand drums on the penultimate title track, creating a sonic landscape that communicates the feeling of movement and evokes images of the natural beauty that persists within urban spaces. As she wrote the song, Williams was reflecting on her personal role in the context of the current societal moment, considering her position as Black female guitarist within a white male dominated field. Yasmin says, “There are not many Black guitarists within this genre and particularly with all of the political and social discord that was/is happening in the United States in 2020, I felt it was extremely important to include a song on the album that was inspired by my heritage and paid homage to who I am, the household I grew up in, the music I listened to as a child. ‘Urban Driftwood’ is more like the music I grew up listening to than any other song I’ve released so far.”

Follow Yasmin Williams Here: Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR0c-RN_gr3UmcRgoXV0uIw Official Website: https://www.yasminwilliamsmusic.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/guitar.yaz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yasminmwilliams/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/guitar_yaz Bands In Town: https://www.bandsintown.com/a/14184645-yasmin-williams Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4j8CsPzssbM8TCjSvgnmSs?si=1fDCCWHpSGqeK4D-mbeTXg&nd=1 Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/yasmin-williams/1228954387

LYRICS:

Here we stand

Like an Adam and an Eve

Waterfalls

The Garden of Eden

Two fools in love

So beautiful and strong

The birds in the trees

Are smiling upon them

From the age of the dinosaurs

Cars have run on gasoline

Where, where have they gone?

Now, it's nothing but flowers

There was a factory

Now there are mountains and rivers

You got it, you got it

We caught a rattlesnake

Now we got something for dinner

We got it, we got it

There was a shopping mall

Now it's all covered with flowers

You've got it, you've got it

If this is paradise

I wish I had a lawnmower

You've got it, you've got it

Years ago

I was an angry young man

And I'd pretend

That I was a billboard

Standing tall

By the side of the road

I fell in love

With a beautiful highway

This used to be real estate

Now it's only fields and trees

Where, where is the town

Now, it's nothing but flowers

The highways and cars

Were sacrificed for agriculture

I thought that we'd start over

But I guess I was wrong

Once there were parking lots

Now it's a peaceful oasis

You've got it, you've got it

This was a Pizza Hut

Now it's all covered with daisies

You got it, you got it

I miss the honky tonks,

Dairy Queens, and 7-Elevens

You got it, you got it

And as things fell apart

Nobody paid much attention

You got it, you got it

I dream of cherry pies,

Candy bars, and chocolate chip cookies

You got it, you got it

We used to microwave

Now we just eat nuts and berries

You got it, you got it

This was a discount store,

Now it's turned into a cornfield

You've got it, you've got it

Don't leave me stranded here

I can't get used to this lifestyle