The Gringo Pistoleros return from the wild with "The Cat Came Back"

If The Gringo Pistoleros release a new tune, it's a sure bet your bones will rattle and your funny bone will be tickled at the same time. Their latest track, "The Cat Came Back," is a swampy ride through the kind of storytelling that makes roots music impossible to resist, just in time for Halloween. On their latest release, The Gringo Pistoleros prove that great music not only survives strange times, it thrives upon them.

The Gringo Pistoleros are a band that understands determination, connection, and keeping the music alive when the world is turned down. That project first surfaced when Cory Grinder and the Playboy Scouts began taking their socially-distanced shows on the road, where they crossed paths with longtime friend Laz in Austin. That reunion and some sweet alchemy in Patrick Herzfeld's Signal Hill Studios formed the basis for this latest bit of musical scampery.

"The Cat Came Back" is a song that flits from creepy to playful, for the kind of track that'll stretch your grin while you're keeping time on the boot balanced by the porch railing. In every dusty chord and sly lyric is the evidence of this band's hard-earned tightness, its lived-in chemistry, a sound that feels both familiar and freshly alive. "The Cat Came Back" is a story, a vibe, and an homage to the countless musicians who refuse to be kept down.