Butch Walker Afraid of Ghosts In Stores Now Feb 05, 2015
Butch Walker‘s highly anticipated seventh full-length album Afraid Of Ghosts is now available everywhere music is sold. Produced by fellow Grammy nominee Ryan Adams and recorded at Adams’ PAX AM Studios in Los Angeles, the album features friends & special guests including Bob Mould and Johnny Depp.
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Walker spent a year writing the reflective Afraid of Ghosts, which was then recorded in just four days exactly one year after the passing of his father, Big Butch. With gritty hints of folk, pop and rock, the album weaves a journey through life, love, death and everything in between, highlighting Walker’s effortless skill with a melody.
“The album [Afraid of Ghosts] is a deeply personal exploration for Walker filled with bright, acoustic-driven tunes.”
– Esquire
“…tender and lovingly constructed.”
– Billboard
“ … “Bed On Fire” [is] a slow-burning ballad rife with molasses-coated crooning.”
– SPIN
“…a deeply personal, affectingly lovely album.”
– Relix
“[Father’s Day is] a subdued, mournful sounding song that blends piano and acoustic guitar with bass and drums as it builds to a searing guitar solo, courtesy of punk-rock veteran Bob Mould.”
– The Wall Street Journal
“ …the songs on Afraid Of Ghosts are equal parts poignant and painful … arguably his strongest to date.”
– Alternative Press
“One of the standouts on the album is his beautiful ‘Bed on Fire’… ”
– Yahoo! Music
“Georgia-born musician Butch Walker has long had a way of converting audience members into die-hard forever fans”
– Paste