We were really pleased to see Ben’s latest song “Tears Flow” make the AMRAP metro top 10 on 21st November. Thank you to all the radio stations that made this possible.
To download “Tears Flow”, go to https://linktr.ee/benwalkermusic?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=07b54edf-7d0e-44bf-af9f-813ef13a7178
Following on from the enormous success of the tracks Castles and Time to Go, taken from his EP earlier in the year, Ben Walker returns with a brand new release Tears Flow. The new single features another examination of the sorrows, joys, and challenges of everyday life. Utilising an indie-country pop blend, Tears Flow highlights Ben’s concise and perceptive observational skills, using a narrative augmented by a tender, intimate vocal and enhanced by an organic spirited group sound. As Ben says about the new release, ‘Tears Flow is a nod to all those who feel they have to put up a “front”. It was inspired by a friend of mine who always came across in public and on social media as being highly successful and very happy – in fact, if I’m honest, I felt I couldn’t live up to their achievements. One day they let slip that they had been going through a very difficult time – I felt stupid for not realising, but they’d seemed the “life and soul of the party”, the reality, behind closed doors, was quite different.’ Ben is now balancing writing new material with regular performances both around Sydney and further afield and has recently had the chance to co-write with Allan Caswell, Beth Lucas, and Stephen Dobson. In January, Ben will again head to the Tamworth Country Music Festival for a set of shows and to host a stage showcasing upcoming country music talent. With previous support from KIX COUNTRY NETWORK, ABC LOCAL, TAMWORTH 2TM, 2MO – SUPER NETWORK, FLOW FM NETWORK, GOOD MORNING COUNTRY SYNDICATION and AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY SYNDICATION, Tears Flow is sure to generate nationwide attention and cement Ben Walker’s reputation as one of Australia’s most outstanding contemporary country music talents.
Some new gig dates for your diaries:
20th November, 1pm, Staves Brewery, Glebe
2nd December 7.30pm, Sappho’s Bar, Glebe
Tamworth – was lovely once again, colonies of bats, mountain goats, great music fans and lots of music! This was the first time I’ve experienced music lovers purposely going to multiple venues to see me more than once at the same festival so that was lovely – as was people stopping me in the pubs to talk about my music.
As Andy Penkow says, musicians love music so it was great to see so many good musicians over the weekend too including Brendan Smoother, Brendan Nawrocki, Jake Murdoch, Kirsty Bolton, Pixie Jenkins, and Rae Leigh.
A big thank you once again to Mike Vee the Tamworth Songwriters Association and three great venues – The Oasis, The Pub and The Post Office Hotel, for the opportunity.
See you at a gig very soon!
Australian singer-songwriter Ben Walker releases his debut EP “Time To Go” – https://linktr.ee/benwalkermusic.
“Time To Go” is about Ben’s relationship with music and his musical journey. Each track on the EP has a special meaning, from Castles – which was one of the earliest songs Ben wrote, to Funfair, which is a look back on the last 2 years where he decided to leave full time work and focus on his music. The title track on the EP “Time To Go” once again explores the minutiae of everyday life yet extends the theme to incorporate the complexities of love. Ben’s ability to weave the domestic with the romantic in an understated way is just one of many inviting aspects of his music. As Ben says about the new track, ‘This song started out being about those times when what makes sense and what you are passionate about don’t align. The more it developed, though, the more it turned into a story about how I first met my wife and what It feels like to be in a long-distance relationship—you know you’re in love, but it’s always someone’s turn to leave.’. That desire to communicate and connect is evident on “Time To Go”. Whether it’s Ben’s alluring vocal style, his melodic sensibility or the emotional pull of the lyric, his new release will undoubtedly attract across the board media attention and endear him to enthusiastic audiences everywhere.
On Friday, my first EP “Time to go” releases. The EP is about my relationship with music and my musical journey. Each track on the EP has a special meaning to me, from Castles – which was one of the earliest songs I wrote, to Funfair, which is a look back on the last 2 years where I decided to leave full time work and focus on my music.
Track 1 on the EP is “Castles”, which we released as a single last year. There is lots of information on Castles already on the website but as a quick recap – I got the initial idea sat in the coffee shop at work, back in 2018 – it was one of those days when you could bring your children into the office and across the room from me, a lady sat with her young son. Every so often, someone she knew would come along and she would need to talk work and yet all she really wanted to do was play with her son. It got me thinking about how much women sacrifice and how much my own wife does for me and our two sons. This song is a little dedication to my wife and the perfect opener for the EP.
For details on the other tracks on the EP, please visit: HOME | Time To Go (benwalkermusic.net)
Just 1 week until 5 of my songs hit the world. Thank you to, GongScene (Ben Walker – Time To Go “Single Review” – GongScene) for the lovely review, to those radio stations including ABC Wide Bay and 2TM who have asked for interviews, and to all the folks who have gone and taken a look at the EP website (https://www.benwalkermusic.net/), especially those that have sent me lovely messages about the site – it was a lot of work, but its all been worth it!
As we look ahead to November, Ben continues to be busy with interviews scheduled with Inner FM, ABC (Wide Bay) and OCR FM. This builds on all the additions, articles and interviews to date. A big thank you once again to everyone in the music community for your support – it means a lot!
With just a few days to go until Castles is released to streaming services, radio interest has been strong with the ABC shortlisting the song for its National playlist, music industry legend John Nutting putting the song on high rotation on Australian Country Radio, and commercial station 2TM beginning to play the song along with a number of community stations! A big thankyou to all the stations for their support and remember there is still time to pre-order the song at the link on our website!!
As you know, Ben’s new song Castles releases to streaming services on Monday, and the first review is in. Many thanks to Vents Magazine for taking the time to listen to the song:
