Walker Lukens Announces New EP + Releases Single

February 24, 2017

Walker Lukens has released his brand new single,“Where Is Thunder Road?” today! Produced by Jim Eno of Spoon, “Where Is Thunder Road?” is the first single to release off of Walker’s new Ain’t Got A Reason EP, which is set to drop on April 7th via Modern Outsider Records. 

Walker Lukens has been called “one of the best songwriters in Texas” (Free Press Houston.) The Austin-based, Houston-bred singer, multi-instrumentalist has been called “wonderfully inventive” (NPR World Cafe,) a “non-sexually intimidating version of Prince’” (Austin Chronicle,) and a “veteran balladeer with sudden indie rock ambitions” (Indy Week). Walker thinks its important that you realize his name is not Walter.

In 2013, Walker released his first full length record Devoted, garnering praise from outlets like NPR’s All Songs Considered, American Songwriter, Austin American Statesman, Austin Chronicle, and Billboard. The word spread far and wide, taking Lukens all over the US with his backing band The Side Arms, made up of Kyle Vonderau (guitar), Zac Catanzaro (drums, percussion), Mckenzie Griffin (vocals, keyboard, percussion), and Grant Himmler (bass, vocals).

After meeting Spoon drummer Jim Eno in a bar, Walker & The Side Arms started recording new music at with him at his studio, Public Hi-Fi. Their first collaboration, ‘Every Night,’ has been streamed over a million times now. Their second collaboration, ‘Lifted’ from Never Understood EP (Modern Outsider) spent 8 weeks on the specialty commercial radio charts and garnered Walker spots at festivals across the country.

With excitement towards the release of his Ain’t Got A Reason EP, Walker explains, “This is my little love letter to all the songs I heard on classic rock radio while driving around in the backseat of my parents car: Elvis, Springsteen, ZZ top, Fleetwood Mac, Bowie... Jah Bless not having a choice over the music you listen to as a kid. Changed my life.”

Walker Lukens is set to release his new Ain’t Got A Reason EP on April 7, 2017.

DOWNLOAD / STREAM "WHERE IS THUNDER ROAD?" NOW!

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