Butch Walker Knows How To ‘Stay Gold’

Walker’s eighth studio album Stay Gold drops Aug. 26 via Dangerbird Records. The first single, “East Coast Girl,” is out now. The LP includes 10 tracks and is the follow-up to 2015’s Afraid Of Ghosts, which dealt with his father’s death from cancer. Stay Gold is described as a celebration and Walker’s most articulate album to date.

“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,” Walker said. “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!”

In addition to being a singer/songwriter/musician and producer, Walker has written a book titled “Drinking with Strangers: Music Lessons from a Teenage Bullet Belt.” After his father’s death, he founded the Autumn Leaves Project partnering with the Nashville-based nonprofit, the Nikki Mitchell Foundation, in the fight against pancreatic cancer. There is also a documentary about him called “Butch Walker: Out Of Focus.”

Check out the routing below.

Aug. 17 – Orlando, Fla., The Social
Aug. 18 – Athens, Ga., 40 Watt Club
Aug. 19 – Nashville, Tenn., Cannery Ballroom
Aug. 20 – Atlanta, Ga., The Tabernacle
Aug. 22 – Charleston, S.C., The Pour House
Aug. 23 – Raleigh, N.C., Lincoln Theatre
Aug. 24 – Washington, D.C., U Street Music Hall
Aug. 26 – Philadelphia, Pa., Theatre Of Living Arts
Aug. 27 – Asbury Park, N.J., House Of Independents
Aug. 29 – New York, N.Y., Irving Plaza
Sept. 1 – Cambridge, Mass., The Sinclair
Sept. 2 – South Burlington, Vt., Higher Ground – Showcase Lounge
Sept. 3 – Toronto, Ontario, Mod Club
Sept. 6 – Millvale, Pa., Mr. Small’s Theatre
Sept. 7 – Cleveland, Ohio, House Of Blues
Sept. 9 – Detroit, Mich., St. Andrews Hall
Sept. 10 – Chicago, Ill., House Of Blues
Sept. 11 – Minneapolis, Minn., Varsity Theatre
Sept. 13 – Denver, Colo., Bluebird Theatre
Sept. 17 – Los Angeles, Calif., Teragram Ballroom
Sept. 18 – San Francisco, Calif., Great American Music Hall
Sept. 19 – San Diego, Calif., House Of Blues

The Wind + The Wave and Suzanne Santo appear on most dates. Check individual venues for details. Some shows are on sale now. Visit ButchWalker.com for more information.