Grammy nominated guitar-slinger, troublemaker, raconteur, producer, and Georgia boy Butch Walker will release his 8th studio album Stay Gold on August 26 via Dangerbird Records. As a writer of dozens of songs with hooks that stick in your head, Walker has penned choruses you want to sing (or shout) along to from acts including Frank Turner, Brian Fallon, Taylor Swift, and many more. He is a teller of authentic stories of exploits and predicaments and romance that are filled with optimism; builder of albums with no boundaries – rock, pop, Americana, singer-songwriter…or, as he says, “I think it’s all just rock & roll.”
Today, Walker debut his new song “Descending” featuring a duet with Grammy nominated country singer Ashley Monroe:
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Walker’s last album, 2015’s Ryan Adams’ produced Afraid Of Ghosts, was a cathartic record that dealt with a devastating personal experience, the passing of his father. This one’s a celebration. The stories on Stay Gold are very well fleshed out, something Butch credits to “growing up on some of those dudes – Elton John and the (Bernie) Taupin lyrics, Springsteen and Joel.” It kicks off with the title song, a straight-ahead rocker, loaded with swagger and lyrics that call out native GA locales featuring a nod to the S.E. Hinton novel (and later, a Coppola film), The Outsiders. The lead single “East Coast Girl” and “Mexican Coke” are inspired by Walker’s move to Los Angeles, the former effectively combining an anthemic chorus with spoken verses, recorded conversationally on an iPhone. The writerly eye for detail is apparent in one of Stay Gold’s standout tracks, “Wilder In The Heart”, describing an airport meeting with a girlfriend.
To listen to the album’s title track – CLICK HERE
Overall, Stay Gold is clearly Walker’s most articulate to date. When asked if the stories are real or imagined, he replies, “All the songs are half true.” The album is now available for pre-order with “East Coast Girl” and title track “Stay Gold” as an instant grat download. In addition, Walker will set out on a North American tour with openers The Wind and The Wave and Suzanne Santo kicking off on August 17th at Orlando’s The Social. All tickets are on-sale now.
Track List:
01) Stay Gold
02) East Coast Girl
03) Wilder In The Heart
04) Ludlow Expectations
05) Descending
06) Irish Exit
07) Mexican Coke
08) Can We Just Not Talk About Last Night
09) Spark Lost
10) Record Store
Tour Dates:
08/17 – Orlando, FL @ The Social*^ – http://ticketf.ly/28lpKdn
08/18 – Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club*^ – http://ticketf.ly/1Zz3l6t
08/19 – Nashville, TN @ Cannery Ballroom*^ – http://tktwb.tw/1Ya8cMu
08/20 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle*^ – http://bit.ly/1PhW4Ca
08/22 – Charleston, SC @ The Pour House*^ – http://bit.ly/25N2S4n
08/23 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre*^ – http://bit.ly/22QTOcX
08/24 – Washington, DC @ U-Street Music Hall*^ – http://ticketf.ly/1swq0FH
08/26 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theater of Living Arts*^ – http://bit.ly/1UBndkT
08/27 – Asbury Park, NJ @ House of Independence*^ – http://tktwb.tw/1rdDvJn
08/29 – New York, NY @ Irving Plaza*^ – http://bit.ly/1OdMncX
09/01 – Cambridge, MA @ The Sinclair*^ – http://bit.ly/1VN6xw1
09/02 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground*^ – http://ticketf.ly/22QUDlK
09/03 – Toronto, ON @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club* – http://ticketf.ly/1UBntAn
09/06 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Small’s*^ – http://tktwb.tw/1UAVaSP
09/07 – Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues*^ – http://bit.ly/1tisQ1N
09/09 – Detroit, MI @ Saint Andrews Hall^ – http://bit.ly/1UoUCzm
09/10 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues^ – http://bit.ly/1WFrydd
09/11 – Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre*^ – http://tktwb.tw/22Qgee5
09/13 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre*^ – http://bit.ly/1UBoY1x
09/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom* – http://bit.ly/1taCHWQ
09/18 – San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall* – http://bit.ly/28lqRd8
09/19 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues*^ – http://bit.ly/1VN7hBf
* w/ The Wind and The Wave
^ w/ Suzanne Santo
