Willie Nelson and his son Particle Child dropped a brand new ode to pot on Thursday, simply in time for Father’s Day. Titled “Die After I’m Excessive (Midway To Heaven),” the brand new duet from Willie Nelson and his youngest son Micah Nelson, aka Particle Child, is now obtainable through a video on YouTube upfront of its Friday release on digital streaming platforms together with Spotify.
“Launched simply forward of Father’s Day, it’s a loving tribute to nation icon (Willie) Nelson,” Jon Freeman wrote for Rolling Stone in regards to the new monitor. “A delicate, lilting waltz, ‘Die After I’m Excessive’ begins with Micah singing strains that sound like they’ve his father in thoughts, whereas Willie’s signature guitar accents chime in.”
Micah Nelson and Willie Nelson having fun with guitar time within the weed backyard.
In a press launch, Particle Child stated that the tune, that includes vocals and guitar by Micah Nelson and his well-known father, had its begin within the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
“Someday again in December 2020, in between infinite rounds of chess and dominos, my dad appeared up at me and stated, ‘If I die once I’m excessive I’ll be midway to heaven,’” Micha Nelson remembers. “It took me a second to course of, however I stated, ‘Dad, that is the very best tune title I ever heard. You higher write the remainder of it fast.’ He stated, ‘Why don’t you write it?’ So, I did. That night time I wrote it for him, about him. It’s actually only a love letter to him. A tribute.”
Whereas “Die After I’m Excessive (Midway To Heaven)” is written for Particle Child’s well-known father, he stated that there’s additionally a message for critics who consider he isn’t sufficient just like the legendary nation music icon and hashish activist.
“I noticed it’s additionally a kind of ‘fuck you’ to anybody who ever considered me as some misplaced prodigal son who doesn’t perceive him or respect his legacy simply because I’ve by no means imitated his model or pandered to his viewers. HE is the one who gave me my Particle Child moniker in any case.”
“We’re each freaks, in our time. I’m no prodigal son. I’m HIS Particle Child.,” he continued. “I’d by no means attempt to be him, and even fake, as a result of no one will ever be him. However consider it or not I do relate to the Willie followers as a result of I’m one among them. They understand how unimaginable and one among a sort he’s. So this tune is for the actual Willie followers too. They get it.”
New Particle Child Album Out Now
Micah Nelson launched his experimental, psychedelic, future-folk 26-song album Time Capsule beneath his Particle Child moniker in April.
“Accessible digitally, on compact disc and inside a restricted version hempcrete time capsule cast by Micah himself, Time Capsule takes listeners on a visit by way of varied genres, concepts and sounds – an eclectic palette of sonic colours, each acquainted and exploratory. Emotions painted collectively like a collage, as if 90s alt, 60s psych, 70s electrical jazz, and a few summary future had been all magazines — chopped up and someway cohesively glued collectively by Micah’s voice and lyrics.”
An completed visible artist, the video for “Die After I’m Excessive (Midway To Heaven)” options photos from Particle Child.
“I reduce the video collectively utilizing a mixture of time-lapse footage I shot at Luck, live performance footage of me and my dad performing the tune dwell, and a few animated portraits I created digitally of him at completely different occasions in his life,” Micah Nelson stated of the artistic course of.
Micah Nelson aka Particle Child
Particle Child and Willie Nelson will hit the street beginning June 24 as a part of the Outlaw Music Festival, with exhibits scheduled throughout america by way of September. A limited-edition, wooden carved single of “Die After I’m Excessive (Midway To Heaven)” might be obtainable solely on the dates.
