Walker Montgomery

One Liner: John Michael's kid crushing a classic Nashville country sound

Wikipedia Genre: No Wikipedia - southern rock, sad boy Americana

Home: Hawesville, KY

Sunday.

Thoughts:  His top song on Spotify is "I Love The Way You Love Me," which is one of his dad's biggest hits from his dad's debut album.  Kind of a cool full-circle thing, but also sort of a cheat code, right?  "Oh hey, just in case you didn't know why you should pay attention to me, here's a wink!"  That being said, he freaking crushes it.  996k streams.

I mean, that is pure melodic gold.  Cheesy as all hell and back, but it sounds like warm honey dissolving in the bottom of a mug of tea.  His dad was here in 2023 to sing his classic tunes, but I missed it in order to get up closer for the headliner.  Oh well.

No Wikipedia for the guy, although I found out that there is a Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act in Mississippi that just went effective to protect children from the Internet.  His website bio says he was raised away from the spotlight in Nicholasville, KY but then moved to Nashville to pursue his dreams.  He certainly got the vocal chops, so he ought to be pretty successful.

Three EPs.  2018's Simple Town, 2022's Rust, and 2023's Work to Do.  That first EP is not very good in comparison to the newer stuff.  You can tell he is trying to grab hold of the current phase in there, with that drum machine-y country sound and bad lyrics about tan legs and blue eyes, or "Jesus and Jones," and that sort of country boy, red meat schmaltz.  Not that he fully left that behind later - "Bad Day to Be a Beer" is one of those super formulaic tunes - red dirt?  blue eyes?  "catch a buzz"?  Fishing in the honey hole?  Etc. Etc.  It is very catchy, and I'm sure a lot of true country fans lap this shit up, but it is painful if you want to hear someone write an intelligent song that is also fun.  That one is on Rust, which also features his top streamer - "She Don't Know" with 6.3 million streams.

Keeping the 90's country world alive even 30 years later.  Entirely uninteresting song with generic lyrics like a She Don't Know She's Beautiful/What Makes You Beautiful ripoff mashup.  The newer EP is more of the same - strong voice carrying uninspiring lyrics through some nice sounding songs.  We've all sworn off tequila and said no way Jose!  Haha!  Good one Walker!  Good background stuff, but not anything you are seeking to give an intense listen.  Would probably pass on this one, although maybe his sweet voice is the best thing at the early hour.  Don't know for sure yet.