Now more than ever, we need love. That’s more or less the message behind the music of Willi Carlisle, a folk singer and songwriter originally from the American Midwest, though he sounds like he’s from another time entirely. On his stunning third album “Critterland”, Carlisle empties his distinctive artistic arsenal—banjo, squeezebox, encyclopedic knowledge of old-time musical styles, even seven minutes of spoken word—and spins deeply moving tales of anguished hearts, broken families, discarded dreams, and, importantly, the beauty and deliverance of a life lived in the presence of love.
Now more than ever, we need each other. Now more than ever, we need Willi Carlisle.
The Fat Angel Sings 