Americana UK review Stay Gold
15 Jan 2017an unabashed big sounding record.. deeply unfashionable and hugely enjoyable.
Read David Cowling’s 8/10 review for Americana UK, in full, here >>
an unabashed big sounding record.. deeply unfashionable and hugely enjoyable.
Read David Cowling’s 8/10 review for Americana UK, in full, here >>
Butch Walker smiles and shreds his way through a live version of “Stay Gold,” the title track from his newest solo release, during a new performance on the AT&T Audience Network in the US. The televised concert focuses on songs from Stay Gold, with rock & roll guitars and sing-along choruses that find Walker putting a positive spin on the listlessness that filled his childhood days in a small, dead-end Southern hometown.
From 90s power pop hit maker Marvelous 3 to producer and songwriter for mega stars like Fall Out Boy, Taylor Swift, and Weezer, Butch Walker has worn many hats in his two-plus decades in the music Industry. But in his own music, you’ll find that he has a lot more in common with the artists that he grew up listening to. In this instalment of Song Stories, Walker talks about his process, how a producer’s role has changed, and how he drew inspiration from mid-80s era Petty, Mellencamp, and the Boss when making his new record, Stay Gold.
Welcome to my latest video! This one is for the song “East Coast Girl” and it’s AWESOME. Take a little trip down Dystopian lane, complete with an evil dictator played by my buddy and legend Michael Des Barres. Enjoy it and play it loud.
Stay Gold is out now on Lojinx LP, CD & digital.
iTunes: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldITunes
Amazon MP3: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonMP3
Spotify: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldSpotify
Deezer: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldDeezer
Amazon CD: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonCD
Amazon LP: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonLP
Lojinx direct: https://www.lojinx.com/releases/butch-walker/stay-gold
Thanks to Dave Esson in the Scottish Daily Express for the glowing review!
Jedd Beaudoin has given Stay Gold a glowing review in Popmatters, calling it “his greatest performance to date on heart-filled album“, saying “sincerity and wisdom permeate each chord change and hard-won line“. Read it in full here: http://www.popmatters.com/review/butch-walker-stay-gold/
Butch Walker’s new album Stay Gold is released today! Available at your local record store and all the usual online places:
iTunes: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldITunes
Amazon MP3: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonMP3
Spotify: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldSpotify
Deezer: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldDeezer
Amazon CD: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonCD
Amazon LP: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonLP
Lojinx direct: https://www.lojinx.com/releases/butch-walker/stay-gold
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. In Butch’s words, “After coming out of the AOG album cycle and tour where, at the risk of sounding ridiculous, I spent a lot of time on stage bawling my eyes out, I felt a very calm sense of peace. Like I’d done what I needed to do to get it outta my system. Every song that came after that was almost a nostalgic, celebratory…for lack of a better word – ‘jam.’ And the songs just kept coming to me, which was good because that’s not always the case!”
Premiered at The Fader yesterday, Butch Walker has revealed another track from his forthcoming album, Stay Gold.
This is a song I’ve had brewing since the beginning of the Stay Gold album writing. Still one of my favorite songs to perform from the new record and it syncs up perfectly to The Wizard of Oz when you play it simultaneously. I’m also not telling the truth. Anyways, hope you enjoy “Wilder in the Heart”. Turn it up and drive into the sunset with this one. It sounds better that way. Plus, it was recorded with real bits of sunset, so you know it’s good…
Butch Walker’s new album Stay Gold will be available on a limited edition of 500 gatefold heavyweight gold vinyl LP, in addition to CD & digital. Lojinx direct pre-orders can also opt for an exclusive metallic-gold printed t-shirt bundle. Lojinx, iTunes and Amazon MP3 pre-orders include instant grat downloads of “Stay Gold”, “East Coast Girl”, “Descending” and “Ludlow Expectations”, with “Wilder in the Heart” added tomorrow (12th August).
Lojinx direct: https://www.lojinx.com/releases/butch-walker/stay-gold
Amazon CD: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonCD
Amazon LP: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonLP
Amazon MP3: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldAmazonMP3
iTunes: http://ljx.cc/StayGoldITunes
Alternatively, support your local record store and request Lojinx LJX107LP or LJX107CD.