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Weathered songs for empty highways, last calls and the people who keep moving when the road turns black.

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Out now • September 25, 2026

Exit 67

Sixteen midnight stories where haunted highways, hard choices and second chances meet.

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New album • 2026

Every road leaves something behind.

EXIT 67 follows crimes, regrets and second chances through rain-soaked motels, supernatural highways and the final choice of what kind of man drives away.

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Official track list

16 roads after midnight

EXIT 67
  1. 01Paradise Hell
  2. 02The Gate to Paradise Hell
  3. 03The Neon Casket
  4. 04The Night Clerk
  5. 05Leave the Light On
  6. 06The Neon Still Bleeds
  7. 07The Devil's Truck
  8. 08The Devil's Highway
  9. 09Dead Man's Curves
  10. 10The Ghost of the Highway
  11. 11Tender Love
  12. 12Gasoline and Graveyards
  13. 13The Family Business
  14. 14The Quiet Man
  15. 15The Last Job
  16. 16Exit 67
Brand-new single • Out now

When the Whiskey Runs Out

A last-call confession for anybody who knows the bottle can hide a truth, but it can’t erase one.

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What remains after the last pour?

When the Whiskey Runs Out is a slow-burning dark-country reckoning: rain at the window, a letter on the table and nowhere left to hide from the truth.

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Padlock Chad Midnight Radio

Haunted highways.
Dirty blues.
No daylight required.

Eight full Padlock Chad songs, a recorded welcome, and the Night Clerk between tracks. Press play and let the signal keep rolling.

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EXIT 67

Take home the complete 16-track album in high-quality WAV, including the official cover artwork. The minimum price is $11.99, and supporters can choose to pay more.

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NO VACANCY

Take home the complete 19-track album in high-quality WAV, including the official cover artwork. The minimum price is $11.99, and supporters can choose to pay more.

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ROOM 17

All 14 tracks in original WAV format, numbered in album order and packed into one ZIP download. The minimum price is $11.99, and supporters can choose to pay more.

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The man behind the lock

Built after closing time.

Padlock Chad

Padlock Chad makes dark outlaw country for anybody who has ever watched the last taillights disappear and still found a reason to start the engine.

Written between Thailand, old memories and imagined American backroads, the songs live where country storytelling meets country rock: rough edges, heavy atmosphere and a weathered voice that never begs to be believed.

No costume. No clean ending. Just the song and what it cost.

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