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rusty cadillac

by Anthony Mills

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Anthony Mills is a unique character. Raised in Ohio by way of Louisiana, he has spent the formative years of his musical career as a hip-hop artist and producer.

Somewhere along the road, Anthony felt that he needed to tell the stories of his heritage – from his French-Creole grandmother to the blue-collar great-grandparents who laid their roots in the factories of Akron, Flint and Detroit. Drawing on traditional plantation song storytelling as well as more contemporary influences, Anthony Mills channels the complex inertia of the Deep South.

On new single ‘rusty cadillac’ he explores the thorny topic of using alcohol to repress emotions, with historical fantasies providing enough distance to act as an observer, telling us “I wanted to teleport the listener to the whorehouse, the saloon, with me and a piano man. Every statement is weighted with a shot of life, sweat and sex. The feeling of wanting to get hammered (and there was always more going on psychologically but that takes a back seat to getting ‘wet’ walking zig-zag and still getting home”

In the video, the image of the Confederate Flag is subverted, in order to take away some of the fearful power it still holds in the US. Mills explains “the flag has been used to burn fear into the hearts of Southern blacks and the diaspora. I remember watching that first epeisode of the Dukes of Hazzard (not knowing anything about the "good Ole boys"). I wanted a General Lee car so bad. I just remember my mom saying ‘no!’ without an explanation.”

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usta be able to drink and drive in new orleans
somebody told me, somebody told me
oh dirty, dirty never been squeaky clean
that's what you told me, that's what you told me

oh rusty cadillac
oh rusty cadillac
you old dusty battle axe
find me layin back

lean on memphis
you won't be the same
green apple kiwi
mad dog 20/20
coldest fact to make you scream my name
look that's the homie
look that's the homie

oh rusty cadillac
oh rusty cadillac
you old dusty battle axe
find me layin back

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released January 17, 2020
Music and lyrics by Anthony Mills

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Anthony Mills is a country artist no matter what you might think. He is a man who has lived a life and has a story to tell. The great-grandchild of middle America's industrial revolution. Born and raised in working class Akron, Ohio with family stretching from Lake Charles, Louisiana to the West Indies to Stockholm, Sweden. ... more

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