Stay Gold | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 26, 2016 | |||
Genre | Rock & roll, country rock, Americana | |||
Length | 43:09 | |||
Label | Dangerbird, [1] Lojinx [2] | |||
Butch Walker chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | B+ [3] |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stay Gold is the eighth full-length studio album from American musician Butch Walker, released on August 26, 2016, through DangerBird records in the United States [6] and Lojinx in Europe. [7] The album was announced in June of that year with the lead single “East Coast Girl”. [8]
Following his previous release, Afraid of Ghosts, an emotional album recorded after the loss of his father, Stay Gold presents a much more upbeat and optimistic outlook, with Walker saying "I spilled it all out on [Afraid of Ghosts] and it was a heavy subject. Where do you go from there? [...] It triggered a lot of bittersweet nostalgia. So I started writing about all that, and it sounded like the template should be more of a celebration, as far as the music goes." [9]
Walker cites the 1983 film The Outsiders as a major thematic influence for the record, echoing his own small town childhood, with the title referencing the line spoken by Johnny Cade to Ponyboy Curtis, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Stay Gold" | Butch Walker | 3:57 |
2. | "East Coast Girl" | Walker | 4:18 |
3. | "Wilder in the Heart" | Walker | 3:49 |
4. | "Ludlow Expectations" | Walker | 4:47 |
5. | "Descending" (featuring Ashley Monroe) | Walker, Monroe | 4:16 |
6. | "Irish Exit" | Walker | 3:58 |
7. | "Mexican Coke" | Walker | 4:10 |
8. | "Can We Just Not Talk About Last Night?" | Walker | 4:28 |
9. | "Spark: Lost" | Walker | 4:30 |
10. | "Record Store" | Walker | 4:56 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [10]
Musicians
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Technical personnel
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Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [11] | 143 |
US Folk Albums ( Billboard) [12] | 4 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [13] | 10 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [14] | 10 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard) [15] | 11 |
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard) [16] | 12 |
Stay Gold | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | August 26, 2016 | |||
Genre | Rock & roll, country rock, Americana | |||
Length | 43:09 | |||
Label | Dangerbird, [1] Lojinx [2] | |||
Butch Walker chronology | ||||
|
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 80/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
The A.V. Club | B+ [3] |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stay Gold is the eighth full-length studio album from American musician Butch Walker, released on August 26, 2016, through DangerBird records in the United States [6] and Lojinx in Europe. [7] The album was announced in June of that year with the lead single “East Coast Girl”. [8]
Following his previous release, Afraid of Ghosts, an emotional album recorded after the loss of his father, Stay Gold presents a much more upbeat and optimistic outlook, with Walker saying "I spilled it all out on [Afraid of Ghosts] and it was a heavy subject. Where do you go from there? [...] It triggered a lot of bittersweet nostalgia. So I started writing about all that, and it sounded like the template should be more of a celebration, as far as the music goes." [9]
Walker cites the 1983 film The Outsiders as a major thematic influence for the record, echoing his own small town childhood, with the title referencing the line spoken by Johnny Cade to Ponyboy Curtis, "Stay gold, Ponyboy. Stay gold." [9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Stay Gold" | Butch Walker | 3:57 |
2. | "East Coast Girl" | Walker | 4:18 |
3. | "Wilder in the Heart" | Walker | 3:49 |
4. | "Ludlow Expectations" | Walker | 4:47 |
5. | "Descending" (featuring Ashley Monroe) | Walker, Monroe | 4:16 |
6. | "Irish Exit" | Walker | 3:58 |
7. | "Mexican Coke" | Walker | 4:10 |
8. | "Can We Just Not Talk About Last Night?" | Walker | 4:28 |
9. | "Spark: Lost" | Walker | 4:30 |
10. | "Record Store" | Walker | 4:56 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [10]
Musicians
|
Technical personnel
|
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
---|---|
US Billboard 200 [11] | 143 |
US Folk Albums ( Billboard) [12] | 4 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [13] | 10 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [14] | 10 |
US Top Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard) [15] | 11 |
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard) [16] | 12 |