How are we feeling, West Texas Degenerate? It’s been a few days since the West Texas rockers Treaty Oak Revival released their third studio record, West Texas Degenerate. So far, the response online has been overwhelmingly positive, with fans digging it. “IT’S FINALLY F***IN HERE!!!! Y’all go stream our new record “West Texas Degenerate” wherever you listen to music, and rip the fuckin knob off! Two years in the making, and it’s been hard as shit to keep it from y’all for this long! We hope you like it. This one is for the folks back home, where we came from, and all you crazy ass degenerates who got us here! Thanks for believing in some band from Odessa, TX. F***in love y’all.” View this post on Instagram With “Bad State Of Mind” being the turning point in the album, going from heavy and dark thoughts to realizing that a change needs to be made, and you have to grow up, get clean, and be the man you’re supposed to be for the lady in your life, the second half of the record features “Happy Face,” signifying a complete transformation, as Canty previously shared that the song was inspired by missing his wife on the road: “I wrote this song about missing my wife.”  Given that Canty had a hand in penning almost all the songs on West Texas Degenerate, he is the man who can give the backstory on what inspired all the lyrics on the album. And thanks to his wife, Canty gave fans a short, sweet answer about what many of the songs on this record are about, similar to how he shared that “Happy Face” was simply about missing his wife. So, without further ado, here is the backstory behind many of the tracks on this stellar LP. “Withdrawals”: “About me getting sober and going through withdrawals.” “Misery” featuring Muscadine Bloodline: “‘Misery’ is about wishing you could get out of a relationship to the point where you would just die.”  “Sunflower”: “‘Sunflower’ is about you.”  “Naders”: “‘Naders’ is about how scared I am of tornadoes and how not scared of tornadoes you are because you’re weird.”  “Blue Star”: “Dallas Cowboys.” “Outro”: “You know…” Of course, there have been many memes online about “Outro” as it’s a hilarious little ditty about smoking crack at the Radio Shack. It’s beyond catchy and catches listeners completely off guard. While I am sure there are more in-depth explanations for these songs, this rapid-fire Q&A spouts out information that fans always like hearing. Sam Canty’s wife is a woman of the people, giving us the content we all want. Check it out: @kelsi.canty I’m surprised he did this for me #treatyoakrevival #reddirtcountry #newmusic #band #songs ♬ original sound – KelsiCanty And while you’re here, fire up a song or two that Canty talked about in this video. “Misery” “Sunflower” The post Treaty Oak Revival’s Sam Canty Gives Rapid Fire Answers To What Inspired The Songs On ‘West Texas Degenerate’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.