Stephen Day Slates New Self-Titled Project For October

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Songwriter Stephen Day is set to release his upcoming self-titled album on Oct. 2 via Riser House.

Day has also released the third single from the album, “You Wouldn’t Know.” “You know that feeling that you get every once in a while when your soul knows something your mind’s not willing to admit? That’s ‘You Wouldn’t Know,’ says Day. “It’s that age old tension between the head and the heart and it’s for anyone who wishes they could lay their emotions out on the line but they aren’t ready yet and they’re terrified their feelings won’t be reciprocated.”

The new 13-track project offers an intimate portrait of Day’s deepest emotions, weaving together every facet of who he is as a songwriter, musician, storyteller and craftsman. Co-produced by longtime collaborator Micah Tawlks along with Ian Fitchuk, the album demonstrates how Day defies categories, able to flit between decades as well as genres like soul, R&B, rock, and pop with ease. The album kicks off with the dreamy contentment of “It Is What It Is,” eases into the infectious groove of lead single “Rock Bottom Baby” before traveling back in time with the pop-rock of “Annie Breakdown” and “Yes I Do.”

“Mama, I Found Your Guitar” offers up Day’s origin story. His father is  a pastor, and his mother was a nurse practitioner who sang at church on Sundays. One afternoon, he found her guitar in a closet and asked her to teach him a few chords, which inadvertently set him on his musical path. The song was actually recorded on the very same nylon six string.

Day has also announced he and his band will head out on a 25-date tour across the U.S., this fall, kicking off Oct. 3 in Minneapolis, and running through Nov. 21.

Stephen Day Track List:
1. “It Is What It Is”
2. “Rock Bottom Baby”
3. “Annie Breakdown”
4. “Yes I Do”
5. “Back In My Bed”
6. “Cry Baby”
7. “Heartbreak Is Up Ahead”
8. “You Wouldn’t Know”
9. “Don’t Leave Me Like This”
10. “Mama, I Found Your Guitar”
11. “Leanin’ On My Truck”
12. “Supernova”
13. “Picture’s Perfect”

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