It’s hard to to find a more real deal performer than Dale Watson. Catch him at the Continental Club or The Broken Spoke in Austin, or perhaps jumping up on the stage at Hernando’s Hide-A-Way in Memphis, or hundreds of places in-between and beyond, and you’ll see the true embodiment of country.
In fact Dale’s so country and committed to the roots of the genre, he doesn’t feel comfortable calling himself “country” anymore with all the interlopers diluting the term. He prefers the name “Ameripolitan,” which he’s turned into a roots-supporting community all its own.
Whatever you want to call it, you can be assured that Dale Watson’s new album called Unwanted will be twangy, hard-charging, and true to itself when it’s released on April 24th via Forty Below Records. The twelve tracks all self-produced and written by Dale comes as his first new music since 2023’s Starvation Box.
The set starts off with a song that embodies Dale’s passion for true country music called “Willie Waylon and Whiskey.” Witnessing Watson perform this song recently at Austin’s ultimate dive bar Sam’s Town Point, it can be confirmed it’s a cooker. The studio version of the track can be heard below.
“This song was written on stage in San Antonio at the Lonesome Rose Bar,” Watson explains. “Inspired by a large man standing in front of me all night because he was wearing a shirt that simply said Willie Waylon and Whiskey … I wrote the song on the spot. I knew it would be a keeper when by the second time the chorus came around the entire crowd was singing it with me.”
By the way, The Lonesome Rose in San Antonio is owned by another Texas music mainstay, Garrett T. Capps, who recently announced a new album of his own called I Still Love San Antone out March 10th. Back to Dale’s new album, for those curious, that’s his wife Celine Lee also depicted on the cover, along with their dog. Don’t be surprised if one or both make an appearance on the new album.
Unwanted is now available for pre-save/pre-order.
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