Devon Gilfillian’s new album, Love You Anyway, is simply as a lot a celebration as it’s a declaration. The musician’s third studio album addresses the widening political hole in American tradition, chronicling his final three years dwelling in Nashville. The album broaches powerful topics like voter suppression, but it surely’s additionally a fab soundtrack to late nights and good instances.

Gilfillian clearly has taken to coronary heart the concepts of Marvin Gaye. He lined the entire of What’s Going On in 2021, and on Love You Anyway, he attracts inspiration from Gaye’s 1976 album, I Need You, a disco-influenced seductive soul file.

On this session, Gilfillian talks about mixing each influences, jamming with Nathaniel Rateliff, and his shut relationship along with his father.