By Anthony Mclaude, Rock At Night Philly
Review: Wild the Coyote’s video for “Silver Round Bullet” – October 21, 2021
Wild the Coyote (in full Joey Styles), is the unique, gritty, badass phantom cowboy of outlaw music with a misfitting murk Johnny Cash presence who reappears in dark to take the road less traveled on his newly invigorating October 21st release video, ‘Silver Round Bullet.’
Deep rooted in the barrel of blues, this shooting Los Angeles based alt-country rocker grew up in a quiet little farm town (Templeton, California) off the beaten path where he spilled ink across pages in the woods and wrote the toiling lyrics to, Silver Round Bullet; a straying risk one is constantly reminded of when it comes to chasing a dream. Though the struggles aren’t enough, the defeatist thoughts in one’s head begin to question how long a dream can survive the gunsmoke misfiring success. Nonetheless, Wild the Coyote in the crossfire of defeat, took a sacrificial shot at victory and inserted himself in the music industry with the same relentless intent he had growing up.
Now having travelled in performance all throughout North America, Wild the Coyote has landed himself in the Harley Davidson Museum in Milwaukee to the Slumfest music festival in Nashville. The opening act for Interscope Recording artist Yelawolf on his GhettoCowboy Tour, was yet another land of many achievements.
In spite of the mud crawling hardship in the trenches or experience suffered or endured, Wild the Coyote highlights the good, the bad, and the ugly. He continues to reap and prevail as a genuine article, the real deal, a badass on some cowboy shit who continues to stand his ground across from adversity.
Silver Round Bullet puts an end to a conversation, a cesspool of begrudge or some sort of his own cynical thoughts. This is still only the beginning of his storytelling, where he expertly rides the lonesome trail of trial and tribulation and finds his way through, old western style. “Goddamnit, I’m lost/everything comes at a cost.”
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Growing up as a child in a Christian household raised by a single mother and grandmother during the 1990s was such an awe-inspiring adventure. In his Elementary School days, he took a feeling of attraction towards rock ‘n’ roll music as he heard "Beast of Burden" by The Rolling Stones, and "Don’t Let Me Down" by The Beatles playing from his uncle’s 1970 Chevy Malibu garage. Records by Madonna, Alanis Morissette, the Fugees, and Lil Suzy were also being played throughout the house by his mother, dressed in a black leather biker jacket and who would occasionally put the radio on blast.
In 7th grade back in 2002/2003 school year, Mclaude had written the number-one narrative story amongst the class and caught the attention of his then teacher, Mrs. DeFeo as she called him upfront and said “Anthony, your story on ‘The Volcano King’ is incredible. You should be a writer.” Ever since that day, Mclaude in his rebel without a cause era has always kept those words in mind as a way to keep pushing himself past the limits. As fifteen years past, he enrolled himself in Cumberland County College studying journalism and wrote for the university’s Award-Winning Newspaper, The Voice as he grew as a creative and tenacious reporter with a nose for news, and a passion for community journalism. In spite of the blessings outshining the hard times, he received the opportunity to be a staff writer for a local news outlet, The People’s Press of Millville, where he has written five articles, two press releases, page growth, and has received encouraging feedback from the community.
Today he is currently working for the magazines of Eclectic Shades and Rock at Night.
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