vortex studios music

Carl T & The Flying Dorals is an old-school, story-driven project spinning funny, honest tales from a writer’s life in Arizona. With cigarette-smoke humor, dusty cowboy charm, and RV-road wisdom, the songs feel like conversations overheard at a roadside stop—gritty, warm, and real.

Rooted in classic Americana storytelling, the sound blends cowboy grit, lived-in melodies, and dry wit, celebrating the everyday moments, hard lessons, and absurdities of life in the desert. It’s music for long highways, folding chairs, and stories that get better the longer you listen.