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Coyle Girelli<\/strong>\u00a0releases the official music video for\u00a0\u201cOut of This Town,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0the title track of his newly released album written in partnership with legendary Elvis Presley songwriter\u00a0Mac Davis<\/strong>. More than a decade in the making, the record marks Davis\u2019 final artistic statement and a creative bond that changed the course of Girelli\u2019s career.<\/p>\n The song\u2019s origin stems from a moment Davis experienced in his hometown of Lubbock, Texas during a celebration in his honor, \u201cMac Davis Day.\u201d After the event, he requested a limousine to take him to the airport \u2014 but instead, a black hearse arrived, the only available car in town. With no choice but to sit up front, Davis rode beside a 19-year-old driver who eventually pulled the car over to ask a simple but life-defining question:\u00a0\u201cHow did you get out of this town?\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Davis replied,\u00a0\u201cI wrote songs, worked hard, and got a little luck. That\u2019s how I got out of this town.\u201d<\/em>\u00a0The young driver shook his head and confessed,\u00a0\u201cI can\u2019t even whistle, let alone write songs. I\u2019m never going to get out of this town. I\u2019m going to die in this town.\u201d<\/em>
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That exchange \u2014 equal parts sobering and cinematic \u2014 would inspire \u201cOut of This Town,\u201d a song about ambition, desperation, and the deep longing for more.
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The video mirrors that energy: stark, emotionally charged visuals that feel like a black-and-white film buzzing with neon Americana \u2014 lonely highways, empty streets, and the hope of escape flickering in the distance. Girelli\u2019s stirring vocals serve as the narrator and vessel for Davis\u2019 story.
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Out of This Town<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, released via\u00a0Sun Records<\/strong>, is a soul-stirring country-folk album featuring guest appearances from\u00a0KT Tunstall<\/strong>,\u00a0Jaime Wyatt<\/strong>,\u00a0Cassandra Lewis<\/strong>, and a posthumous performance from\u00a0Mac Davis himself<\/strong>. It\u2019s a rare and timeless collaboration between two generations of songwriters, and Girelli\u2019s most personal and cinematic work to date, which\u00a0Billboard<\/em>\u00a0hailed as \u201cextraordinary\u201d.
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Tonight, Girelli will celebrate the release of the video with an exclusive viewing party and live band performance at Lucinda\u2019s in New York City starting at 6pm<\/p>\n