This is not William Tyler's WGOM debut; last year Bootsy spun "Geography of Nowhere," a cut from Tyler's 2013 album Impossible Truth. He released his follow-up album, Modern Country, this June. Tyler wrote it in Oxford, Mississippi, and recorded it in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
For me the album evokes a contemporary perspective on Gram Parsons' Cosmic American Music, a genre that blurs country, folk, rock, soul, and bluegrass. Jazz is very much Tyler's addition to this mix – you can hear guitar greats Chet Atkins, Les Paul, and Bill Frisell in this track as much as Parsons' take on country-rock. Listen hard enough and you'll hear some Link Wray & Dick Dale, too.
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And here I thought the song title was a reference to all those who are traveling for the holidays . . .
In any case, safe travels to all!
I didn't intend the reference, but the inspiration for the song does fit what you were thinking:
I was a little disappointed that he didn't have Lester with him.
Although I only bought, maybe, 8 new records this year, William Tyler's Modern Country likely would have made my 'best of' list even if I'd gotten 4 times as many. Terrific stuff.