Alert Bay, BC-based singer-songwriter Garret T. Willie has detailed his forthcoming sophomore record. Titled Bill's Cafe, the new LP is set to arrive February 27.
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Named after Willie's grandfather's pool hall café in Alert Bay, Bill's Cafe was recorded in Nashville, Tennessee under the guidance of producer Tom Hambridge. According to press notes, Willie wandered through the Johnny Cash Museum before his first writing session, where he realized his grandfather bore an "uncanny resemblance to Cash." That connection became a spark that tied Garret's Indigenous roots and small-town upbringing to a "lineage of timeless, outlaw storytelling."
In addition to the album announcement, Willie has also shared the record's second single "Hypnotist," a staple of his live set and a track that tells the story of "an ex who tried to drag [his] name through the mud." "But the truth is, she was throwing stones from a glass house," Willie shared in a release. Listen to the track, as well as the previously released single "Devil Doll," below.
Bill's Cafe:
- Hypnotist
- Devil Doll
- Going to Toronto
- It Won't Get Done
- Small Town People
- High Beam Blues
- Young Country Boy
- Golden Highway
- I'm Late
MORE ABOUT BILL’S CAFE
Bill’s Cafe is a road map of grit, heart, and soul. Written and recorded between late nights, long drives, and Nashville sessions, the record captures the restless spirit of a young artist carrying old-soul blues and rock traditions into the future. Across the album, Willie threads tales of whiskey-fueled nights, missed chances, stubborn resilience, and the freedom that only comes with chasing music town to town.
With his guitar in hand and a voice that cuts like hi-beam headlights on a dark backroad, Willie delivers songs that feel lived-in and timeless. Bill’s Cafe is about the forces that hold us — love, loss, addiction, ambition, and the unshakable call of music as a means of survival. It’s a live wire of raw energy and soul — a reminder that sometimes the most dangerous thing is also the most irresistible.
That edge runs through the whole record. From roadhouse stompers to backseat ballads, Willie shines a light on hustlers, heartbreakers, and the broken pieces we all carry. He doesn’t just sing the blues — he spits them, shouts them, and bends them into something both timeless and dangerous.
In Bill’s Cafe, Garret T. Willie doesn’t just honor his past — he builds a bridge between worlds: Alert Bay and Nashville, tradition and reinvention, the ghosts of family and the fire of the future.
On stage, Garret T. Willie is undeniable. At just 25 years old, his towering stature and deep, gravel-soaked voice channel the weight of an artist who has lived every shade of the blues. His performances are electric — no gimmicks, no fluff, just raw shredding, searing tone, and solos that rip straight through the room. He plays with the intensity of the greats, often bending the guitar behind his head mid-solo or leaping into the crowd to bring the fire even closer. Willie’s live show is more than a concert — it’s a shockwave of blues-rock energy that leaves audiences speechless and makes believers out of anyone.
Willie first made his mark with his debut album Same Pain, written with Parker Bossley at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver. The record lit a fire that spread far beyond Canada’s borders, earning praise from The Toronto Star, RANGE, Guitar World, Wonderland, Blues Matters, Blues in Britain and Classic Rock Magazine, while also landing airplay on BBC Radio 2’s The Blues Show with Cerys Matthews. Same Pain broke into the Top 20 on the UK Blues Albums chart and the US Roots Music Blues Rock chart in 2023, earned Willie two Western Canadian Music Award nominations for Blues and Indigenous Artist of the Year and a nomination for Best New Touring Artist at the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards. He carried those songs across Canada and in the US, opening for legends like Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Fogerty, Kingfish, and recently performed on Joe Bonamassa’s Blues Cruise with Marcus King, Jimmy Vivino, Jeremie Albino, Ariel Posen, and more — proving that his firebrand blend of blues, rock, and raw honesty could hold its own on any stage.
GARRET T. WILLIE LIVE
- December 19 - Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore Cabaret
- December 20 - Victoria, BC @ Capital Ballroom
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