Brendan Walter Shares His Journey On ‘Disappearing Days’, Due In November
Brendan Walter is gearing up for the release of his debut album, Disappearing Days, on Nov. 7 via RECORDS/Sony Music Nashville. The rising young artist has also shared the title track from the upcoming new project.
Inspired by real events in Walter’s life, the anthemic, high-energy track captures the feeling of navigating life in one’s early twenties, and is the main thread that ties Walter’s debut project together.
“Grady [Smith], Gary [Stanton], and I sat down to make the title track for the album intentionally and wanted to encompass the feeling of entering adulthood feeling like you are behind,” says Walter. “That feeling has been my reality for the past few years, so it was only natural to make a reflective punk country song to let everyone that feels like they are lost in life know they aren’t alone.”
Combining aspects of Texas country, folk, and turn-of-the-millennium alt-rock, the new album focuses on the roller coaster of early adulthood. and explores themes of heartbreak, nostalgia, growing up, following dreams and everything in between. Raised in Dallas on Mumford & Sons, Van Halen and Tyler Childers, Walter learned the value of discipline, achievement and toughness through a life-long hockey career, and began posting cover videos in college.
Ditching a junior-year finance internship for Austin, Walter learned the live-performance ropes and auditioned for American Idol before moving to Nashville and releasing the aptly titled 2024 EP, I Don’t Know What I’m Doing Yet. Following the hit collab “If a Song Could Change Your Mind” with Low Gap (over one million streams and counting), he is prepping Disappearing Days for release.
“My path in life has been a little different than most and being 21 as a freshman then graduating at 25 to ultimately decide I wanted to pursue music has been the most exciting and terrifying grind I have ever jumped into,” Walter shares. “I wanted to try and include every major part of my life in this album, so it touches on growing up, moving out, falling in love, heartbreak, and all of the ups and downs that life brings. We made this album last year when I made the move to Nashville. We poured everything into making this first real project and we are so excited we can finally share it with you.”
Disappearing Days Track List:
1. “Pipe Dream” – Brendan Walter, Grady Smith
2. “No One’s Gonna Do It For You” – Brendan Walter, Zachary Ray Williams
3. “Back On Deseret” – Brendan Walter, Colton Venner
4. “Normal Day” – Brendan Walter, Grady Smith, Jack Rauton
5. “The Other Side” – Brendan Walter, Robert Williford, Grady Smith
6. “Disappearing Days” – Brendan Walter, Grady Smith, Gary Stanton
7. “Fightin’ Today” – Brendan Walter, Ben Wagner
8. “Asking For A Friend” – Brendan Walter, David DeVaul
9. “Sweet Gone Sour” – Brendan Walter, Michael Thompson Ferrari, William Blackburn Guild, Evan Honer
10. “Come Back Home” – Brendan Walter, Jack Hummel, Jack Rauton
