NASHVILLE, Tenn. – OTM Productions indie country recording artist Joe Hermes, one of the hottest new entertainers in the country rock scene, will introduce his new single, “Walk Away Whiskey”* on Friday, June 7, 2024. Written by Hermes and Dale Oliver, and produced by Oliver (Carrie Underwood, Bucky Covington, LOCASH, Sawyer Brown, Blackhawk), the heartfelt grungy southern rock ballad convenes a break-up with a lustful make-up.
STORYLINE
An intoxicating force ignites history and temptation with an old flame. The sensibility to walk away from a push-pull relationship is compromised by chemistry and vulnerability intensified by an insatiable taste for a former love–a hard habit to shake.
Lyrics are a double entendre: "Whiskey" ("burnin' sweet when you kiss me”) can be enjoyed with every sip or stir trouble (“…better left as a memory”) round and round again.
THE SOUND
Spotlighting a grungy melodic guitar solo supported by progressive upbeat percussion, instrumentation sets the "walk away" swaying pace. Hermes' unrivaled raspy vocals are delivered with emotional depth and intensity heightening the desire and desperate yearning plea.
"When I put down the whiskey bottle a few years back, it genuinely felt like a 'break-up' in a long-term, on-again-off-again- relationship. The kind of relationship you know wasn't good for you, but you kept going back–especially in a moment of weakness," Hermes said. "I married the idea of walking away from the whiskey bottle to walking away from a woman named 'Whiskey.' Both can be inviting but can also lead to trouble."
The release of “Walk Away Whiskey” (available worldwide via all major digital retail and streaming platforms on Friday, May 24, 2024, with the presale/pre-save event beginning May 24) is in keeping with Hermes' swift momentum in the country music arena. The two new singles, “Baptized By The South” and “Walk Away Whiskey” are the first in Hermes’ 2024 Waterfall Series leading to a CD release anticipated in late fall 2024. The lead single, “Baptized By The South,” is approaching 80,000 streams since the March 2024 release.
SONG INFO
Written by Joe Hermes & Dale Oliver
Produced by Dale Oliver
Release Date: June 7, 2024
Presale/Pre-save: May 24, 2024
Digital Distribution: Ed Gertler/Digital Retail Streaming Svcs.
Run Time: 2:56
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