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SONTALK Releases Debut Album “STAY WILD” | Available Everywhere Now
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SONTALk The One Who Breaks Your Heart
SONTALK PREMIERES NEW SINGLE “THE ONE WHO BREAKS YOUR HEART” AVAILABLE EVERYWHERE NOW STAY WILD DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE MARCH 15 – PREORDER NOW SONTALK TO MAKE SXSW DEBUT NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF ALBUM RELEASE APPROVED PHOTO (DUSTIN CONDREN): DOWNLOAD ALBUM ART (FOR MEDIA USE): DOWNLOAD “The beautiful folk rock number lowers […]
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SONTALK
PREMIERES NEW SINGLE
“THE ONE WHO BREAKS YOUR HEART”
STAY WILD
DEBUT ALBUM AVAILABLE MARCH 15 – PREORDER NOW
SONTALK TO MAKE SXSW DEBUT NEXT WEEK AHEAD OF ALBUM RELEASE
APPROVED PHOTO (DUSTIN CONDREN): DOWNLOAD | ALBUM ART (FOR MEDIA USE): DOWNLOAD |
“The beautiful folk rock number lowers a sturdy head against a bleak situation with steady guitar strums and LeMay’s open, willful voice. Yet the seemingly balanced rhythm is constantly broken by electronic interference, a quick stutter or a wilting strain.” |
NEW YORK, NY (March 1, 2019) – Just ahead of the March 15th release of Stay Wild, SONTALK today premieres the album’s lead single, “The One Who Breaks Your Heart.” Available everywhere now, “The One Who Breaks Your Heart” originally premiered this Wednesday on Consequence of Sound, who spoke to SONTALK about the various influences behind the track and applauding SONTALK’s latest as a “gorgeously unsure composition.” Also available today is a live, in-studio performance video for “The One Who Breaks Your Heart,” filmed at Big Light Studios in Nashville, TN – watch here.
Today’s release is the start of a huge month for SONTALK, as he readies Stay Wild for its March 15th release and continues on tour, with dates at Savannah Stopover festival and SXSW which includes performances at Willie Nelson’s Luck Reunion, StubHub’s Sound Stage, and ACL Bloody Mary Brunch. He will hit the road again at the start of April, supporting Telekinesis on a month-long North American tour, with stops at renowned venues including Rough Trade (Brooklyn), U Street Music Hall (Washington DC), The Basement (Nashville), Café Du Nord (San Francisco) and more. For the latest in touring news and ticketing information please visit SONTALKmusic.com.
By way of familial candor and visceral vulnerability, the twelve tracks comprising SONTALK’s 2019 full-length debut album, Stay Wild, chronicle musician Joseph LeMay’s journey of self-reflection, discovery, acceptance and, ultimately, growth. Throughout the creative process, LeMay’s path spanned everything from frequent admittance to the psychiatric ward due to intense bouts with bipolar disorder and a suicide in the family to the birth of his son and ultimately, his creative awakening as SONTALK. In 2016, LeMay met producer Jeremy Lutito [Chuck Berry, Colony House] at the suggestion of engineer Logan Matheny. Together, they brought the vision of SONTALK to life, recording Stay Wild alongside Matheny at Big Light Studio. Describing it as, “a series of open letters the main character leaves for his inner child,” LeMay imbues his debut with moments of triumph and despair, tossing and turning between emotional extremes to create an openly honest dialogue with himself and listeners.
SONTALK – STAY WILD
TRACKLIST
- Stay Wild
- I Am a War Machine
- Baby, I’m Gone
- Ça Va & C’est La Vie
- I Am a Mountain
- One Day It’s Gonna Break
- Hosánna (God, Damn My Soul)
- Jesus Honey
- Hurt You
- Kiss Me, Kill Me (Cover Me in Red)
- The One Who Breaks Your Heart
- Julian
SONTALK 2018-2019 TOUR DATES
DATE | CITY, STATE | VENUE | SUPPORTING |
Thurs, March 7 | Savannah, GA | Savannah Stopover Music Festival | N/A |
March 12-16 | Austin, TX | SXSW | N/A |
Mon, April 1 | Salt Lake City, UT | Kilby Court | Telekinesis |
Tues, April 2 | Denver, CO | Larimer Lounge | Telekinesis |
Thurs, April 4 | Omaha, NE | Slowdown Jr. | Telekinesis |
Fri, April 5 | Davenport, IA | The Raccoon Motel | Telekinesis |
Sat, April 6 | St. Paul, MN | Turf Club | Telekinesis |
Sun, April 7 | Madison, WI | High Noon Saloon | Telekinesis |
Mon, April 8 | Chicago, IL | Schubas | Telekinesis |
Tues, April 9 | Grand Rapids, MI | Pyramid Scheme | Telekinesis |
Wed, April 10 | Detroit, MI | El Club | Telekinesis |
Thurs, April 11 | Toronto, ON | The Drake | Telekinesis |
Fri, April 12 | Montreal, QC | Bar le Ritz | Telekinesis |
Sat, April 13 | Allston, MA | Great Scott | Telekinesis |
Sun, April 14 | Philadelphia, PA | Johnny Brendas | Telekinesis |
Tues, April 16 | Brooklyn, NY | Rough Trade | Telekinesis |
Wed, April 17 | Washington, DC | U Street Music Hall | Telekinesis |
Thurs, April 18 | Carrboro, NC | Cat’s Cradle Back Room | Telekinesis |
Fri, April 19 | Atlanta, GA | The Earl | Telekinesis |
Sat, April 20 | Nashville, TN | The Basement | Telekinesis |
Mon, April 22 | Dallas, TX | Ruins | Telekinesis |
Tues, April 23 | Houston, TX | Rockefellers | Telekinesis |
Wed, April 24 | Austin, TX | 3TEN ACL Live | Telekinesis |
Fri, April 26 | Phoenix, AZ | Rebel Lounge | Telekinesis |
Sat, April 27 | San Diego, CA | The Casbah | Telekinesis |
Sun, April 28 | Los Angeles, CA | Moroccan Lounge | Telekinesis |
Tues, April 30 | San Francisco, CA | Café Du Nord | Telekinesis |
Wed, May 1 | Chico, CA | Sierra Nevada Big Room | Telekinesis |
Thurs, May 2 | Portland, OR | Mississippi Studios | Telekinesis |
Fri, May 3 | Seattle, WA | Neumo’s | Telekinesis |
Sat, May 4 | Vancouver, BC | Biltmore Cabaret | Telekinesis |
Fri, May 17 | LaCrosse, WI | Mid West Music Fest | N/A |
FOR THE LATEST IN TOURING NEWS AND TICKETING INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT SONTALKMUSIC.COM
ABOUT SONTALK
By way of familial candor and visceral vulnerability, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Joseph LeMay shares personal trials, tribulations, and triumphs in the twelve tracks comprising his 2019 full-length debut as SONTALK, Stay Wild [Sony Music Masterworks]. As an introduction this past April, LeMay released SONTALK: Act I EP, with lead single “I Am a War Machine” garnering praise right out of the gate from the likes of Stereogum, Ones to Watch and Wild Honey Pie. As he took the project on the road, the track generated over a million streams within a few months. Gearing up for the March release of his debut full-length Stay Wild, SONTALK shared follow-up single “Baby, I’m Gone,” which fuses a stark and soulful vocal with a sinewy acoustic guitar and glitchy beat. Upon its release Rolling Stone declared the track one of their Best Songs of the Week. Initially hinting at the expanse of LeMay’s sonic world, the conversation has just begun for SONTALK.
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Sony Music Masterworks comprises Masterworks, Sony Classical, OKeh, Portrait and Masterworks Broadway imprints. For email updates and information please visit www.sonymusicmasterworks.com/.