{"id":82667,"date":"2023-07-10T13:15:34","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T11:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=82667"},"modified":"2023-07-10T13:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T11:15:36","slug":"joshua-ray-walker-takes-on-the-cranberries-linger-with-help-from-tenacious-ds-kyle-gass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2023\/07\/joshua-ray-walker-takes-on-the-cranberries-linger-with-help-from-tenacious-ds-kyle-gass\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshua Ray Walker Takes On The Cranberries&#8217; &#8216;Linger&#8217; With Help From Tenacious D\u2019s Kyle Gass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>When Joshua Ray Walker started working on his upcoming album &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.joshuaraywalker.com\/WIIEa\">What Is It Even?<\/a>&#8216; \u2013 his tribute to some of his favorite female artists and songwriters, out August 4th, 2023 via Soundly Music \u2013 he didn\u2019t expect that Tenacious D\u2019s Kyle Gass would appear on the record. It was probably even less likely that Gass would provide a recorder solo on the track. But that\u2019s exactly what happened on Walker\u2019s take on The Cranberries&#8217; certified classic. Walker\u2019s other-worldly voice shines on the track, Adam \u201cDitch\u201d Kurtz\u2019s pedal steel adds some twang, and Gass\u2019 recorder solo mirrors the original\u2019s slide guitar solo.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAfter belting it out with the band on a late night drive after a show, we decided \u2018Linger\u2019 had to make the album. Once in studio, our bassist Billy Bones suggested we ask our new friend Kyle Gass to add a recorder solo. It was the perfect addition, and fit squarely within our ethos of \u2018What Is It Even\u2019 while making the record.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Listen to &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fAJtqyjPuBQ\">Linger<\/a>&#8216; here<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walker has been called \u201ccountry\u2019s most fascinating young songwriter\u201d by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-country\/joshua-ray-walker-glad-you-made-it-1026152\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rolling Stone<\/a> and \u201cone of country\u2019s most exciting storytellers\u201d by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/10\/joshua-ray-walker-see-you-next-time-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spin<\/a>. After releasing his first three albums, a trilogy of sorts that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nodepression.com\/spotlight-joshua-ray-walker-puts-the-sounds-of-sunset-into-see-you-next-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">No Depression<\/a> calls \u201cthe country music equivalent of the great American novel,\u201d Walker decided it was time to just have some fun. The result is, &#8216;What Is It Even?&#8217;. The genres covered and Walker\u2019s interpretations are equal parts familiar and jarring. There\u2019s a country version of Cher\u2019s &#8216;Believe&#8217;, a sort of grunge\/country adaptation of Q Lazarus\u2019 &#8216;Goodbye Horses&#8217;, a mostly straight version of Sinead O\u2019Connor\u2019s &#8216;Nothing Compares To You&#8217;, a Spaghetti Western-inspired take on Sia\u2019s &#8216;Cheap Thrills&#8217;, and a type of bluegrass adaptation of Beyonce\u2019s &#8216;Halo&#8217; that builds with vocal momentum like the original. The song choices make the album feel something like an Alice In Wonderland version of your most fun-loving friend\u2019s iPod shuffle dug out of their closet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just wanted to make something that was fun,\u201d Walker says. \u201cI realized how influential female pop records and artists have been on me as a person, even more than in a creative sense.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While his audience had grown and he was reaching the sort of success he\u2019d hoped would result from his first three albums, it had been a difficult few years for Walker. His father lost a long battle with lung cancer, and a trusted advisor and musical mentor died unexpectedly. Coming out of COVID-19 lockdown, the country artist was also dealing with the flooding of his home. Beyond just lost memories, the flood made the house unlivable for months on end, meaning that Walker, who spent 200 days a year touring, would return home only to live in an extended stay hotel, as if he were still on the road. Career success wasn\u2019t an immediate conduit to happiness, as many artists have learned. Walker wanted to get in the studio and have fun and record the sort of songs that are familiar salves to millions of people. The kind of music that can cheer you up.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For someone who has made waves in country music for his vocal range, from energizing yodels to astonishing falsettos, Walker admits that what was required from this covers album was the hardest he\u2019s ever pushed himself as a vocalist in the studio. Before this album was ever even an idea, these women \u2013 with their ability to create instant ear worms with their voices \u2013 helped Walker realize his vocal gifts when he used to sing a Beyonce or Sia song in the kitchen or the shower. He did what all of us do, only, unlike most of us, he discovered he could actually hit the notes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Walker just wrapped up a headline tour of the West Coast and Southwest, and he returns to the road this week to open a pair of shows for Morgan Wade. After that, he\u2019ll make his way to Newport, Rhode Island for his Newport Folk Festival debut and a special Newport Folk Festival after party show. He\u2019ll begin his month-long, first-ever headline tour of Europe and the UK on August 11th, then head out with The Mavericks for a run of Texas dates before opening Marcus King\u2019s Fall tour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Joshua Ray Walker \u2013 2023 Tour Dates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 13 &#8211; Little Rock, AR &#8211; The Hall^<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 14 &#8211; &#8211; Birmingham, AL &#8211; Iron City^<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jul 28-30 &#8211; Newport, RI &#8211; Newport Folk Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 28 \u2013 Newport, RI \u2013 Parlor Bar &amp; Kitchen (Newport Folk Festival after party)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 3 &#8211; Crossville, TN &#8211; Byrds Creek Festival<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 4 &#8211; Indianapolis, IN &#8211; HI-FI Annex<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">August 5 \u2013 Appleton, WI \u2013 Mile of Music 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><strong>August 11 &#8211; Kristiansand, NO &#8211; Vaktbua<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 13 &#8211; Oslo, NO &#8211; Cosmopolite Scene<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 14 &#8211; Trondheim, NO &#8211; Trykkeriet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 15 &#8211; Bergen, NO &#8211; Ole Bull<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 17 &#8211; Stavanger, NO &#8211; Tou Scene<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 18 &#8211; Bod\u00f8, Norway &#8211; Parkenfestivalen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 20 &#8211; Stockholm, SWE &#8211; Rootsy Live Stockholm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 22 &#8211; Gothenburg, SWE &#8211; Pustervik<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 23 &#8211; Malm\u00f6, SWE &#8211; Folk \u00e5 Rock<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 24-26 &#8211; Copenhagen, DK &#8211; T\u00f8nder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 27 &#8211; Lutterworth, UK &#8211; The Long Road<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 28 &#8211; Hamburg, DE &#8211; Nachtwache<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 30 &#8211; Nijmegen, NL &#8211; Merleyn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>August 31 &#8211; Amsterdam, NL &#8211; Het Zonnehuis<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 2 &#8211; London, UK &#8211; Oslo Hackney<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 3 &#8211; Newcastle, UK &#8211; The Cluny 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 4 &#8211; Glasgow, UK &#8211; The Hug and Pint<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 5 &#8211; Manchester, UK &#8211; The Deaf Institute<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 6 &#8211; Brighton, UK &#8211; The Prince Albert<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 8 &#8211; Cologne, DE &#8211; Blue Shell<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 9 &#8211; Enschede, NL &#8211; Tuckerville<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>September 10 &#8211; Berlin, DE \u2013 PRIVATCLUB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>September 21 \u2013 Amarillo, TX \u2013 Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 22 &#8211; Dallas, TX &#8211; Majestic Theatre**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">September 30 &#8211; Houston, TX &#8211; House of Blues**<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 22 \u2013 Ventura, CA \u2013 The Majestic Ventura Theater#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">October 25 \u2013 San Antonio, TX \u2013 Aztec Theatre#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 3 \u2013 Charleston, SC \u2013 Charleston Music Hall#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 4 \u2013 Charleston, SC \u2013 Charleston Music Hall#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 5 \u2013 Fort Lauderdale, FL \u2013 Revolution Live#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 7 \u2013 St Petersburg, FL \u2013 Jannus Live#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 9 \u2013 Knoxville, TN \u2013 The Mill &amp; Mine#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 10 \u2013 Knoxville, TN \u2013 The Mill &amp; Mine#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 11 \u2013 Macon, GA \u2013 Macon City Auditorium#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 14 \u2013 Athens, GA \u2013 Georgia Theatre#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 15 \u2013 Athens, GA \u2013 Georgia Theatre#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">November 18 \u2013 Mobile, AL \u2013 Soul Kitchen Music Hall#<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>^ supporting Morgan Wade<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>** supporting The Mavericks<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em># supporting Marcus King<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information and tickets, visit Joshua online on his official <a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshuaraywalker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joshuaraywalker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/raywalkerjoshua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/joshuaraywalkermusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/joshuaraywalker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Joshua Ray Walker started working on his upcoming album &#8216;What Is It Even?&#8217; 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