The song 'Purple Gas' by Noeline Hofmann caught the ear of Zach Bryan. They just released it as a duet

Until today, not many music lovers knew the name Noeline Hofmann. That's to be expected: the 20-year-old indie country singer lives the rural life in Southern Alberta, Canada, and has only recently appeared on the music industry's radar. Credit at least some of that insight to Zach Bryan.

Brian recruited Hoffman for his Belting Bronco websites, in which artists perform in the back of the songwriter's Ford. For Hoffman, that meant singing her song “Purple Gas,” a ballad about life on the Canadian prairie (“purple gas” refers to a type of tax-free fuel, dyed purple, for use in farm equipment and trucks).

As the story goes, Bryan apparently turned around and recruited Hofmann to record the song as a duet. The pair dropped their cover of “Purple Gas” on Friday and are set to appear on Bryan's next album. The Great American Bar Scene.

Earlier this month, Bryan debuted two other tracks from the album live, one titled “28” and the other “Pink Skies.” The latter just reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart and debuted at No. 3 on Hot Country Songs.

Bryan is currently on the road with his Quittin Time tour, which kicked off in March in Chicago with surprise guest Kacey Musgraves. A show in Brooklyn featured a cameo by Bruce Springsteen.

Hoffman, meanwhile, is touring across Canada and the US this summer. He will open dates for Charley Crockett in June before going to Wyatt Flores in July and August.