Butch Walker - Stay Gold - VINYL LP

STAY GOLD - The stories on Stay Gold are very well fleshed out, something Butch credits to Inchgrowing up on some of those dudes - Elton John and the (Bernie) Taupin lyrics, Springsteen and Joel.Inch 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 InchEast Coast GirlInch and InchMexican CokeInch 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, InchWilder In The HeartInch, describing an airport meeting with a girlfriend. The album also includes InchDescendingInch, a beautiful, decidedly tender duet with country singer Ashley Monroe about survival and staying on the course of love. Overall, Stay Gold is clearly Walker's most articulate to date. When asked if the stories are real or imagined, he replies, InchAll the songs are half true.Inch Album Tracks 1. Stay Gold 2. East Coast Girl 3. Wilder in the Heart 4. Ludlow Expectations 5. Descending 6. Irish Exit 7. Mexican Coke 8. Can We Just Not Talk About Last Night 9. Spark Lost 10. Record Store