“Lonely For a Livin'” arrives June 23
by Preshias Harris
Walker Montgomery has some “Work To Do,” but the song of that same title is doing a lot of the heavy lifting for him as it impacts fans following its recent release.
However, Walker co-wrote “Work To Do” back in 2021. “Some buddies of mine, Adam Wood, Mark Irwin and me,” Walker told me when we met up during the 50th annual CMA Fest in Nashville. “We just got in the writing room and Adam had this idea which was, ‘whiskey’s got some work to do’ and he already had some stuff worked up. I was like, ‘dadgum, that’s cool!’ We knew we wanted to write it, but we didn’t know the angle which we wanted to write it as.”
It quickly became apparent, as the write progressed, that “Work To Do” would be a ‘breakup’ song with lyrics such as: “Yeah tonight this bottle better roll up its sleeves / Cause neither one of us is gonna get any sleep / I’m on the rocks / So he’s on the clock / Until the job gets through / When the weekend rolls around I get to missing you / So this whiskey’s got some work to do.”
- Play / stream / download “Work To Do” here. And… Pre-add / pre-save Walker’s new song “Lonely For a Livin'” (released June 23) here.
Walker told me that “Work To Do” serves as a kind of musical reintroduction as he had not released any music for more than a year while he was so busy out on the road. “It has that nostalgia feel with lots of fiddle and lots of steel,” he said. “I’m really proud of it.”
If you share Walker’s interest in whiskey, check out his fascinating interview series of videos posted on YouTube. Find Episode 6 of Whiskey Wednesday here.
Read the full interview, posted at Country Music News International (CMNI) here. During our interview, Walker also talked about the amazing success of the song “She Don’t Know” that has earned 20 million streams to date. “We were getting thirty thousand streams a day on Spotify alone, kind of the same numbers on Apple Music and stuff,” he said. The song was penned by Dallas Davidson, Kyle Fishman and Michael Ray
“She Don’t Know” is a track from Walker’s EP titled Rust that you can listen to here.
Walker Montgomery is definitely a country star on the rise. Please remember to read our full interview here and find out more about Walker and his upcoming tour dates at his website here. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter (@WalkMontgomery) and Instagram (@walkermontgomery). Find his YouTube channel here and his music on Spotify here.
Preshias Harris is an advocate for songwriters and a music career development consultant with the emphasis on new and aspiring artists and songwriters. Her book, ‘The College of Songology 101: The Singer/Songwriter’s Need to Know Reference Handbook’ is available at www.collegeofsongology.com Follow her blog at www.nashvillemusicline.com #PreshiasHarris