Throughout Colter Wall’s career, the Saskatchewan-raised songwriter’s gravelly, baritone voice has been a soundtrack for hard work, getting through, and good times despite it all for fans worldwide. With his upcoming LP, Memories and Empties—out November 14th on La Honda Records and RCA Records—Wall’s delivery and intention may have never been more straightforward. Carrying the torch of traditional country music’s legacy beyond Nashville’s commercial influence, Memories and Empties was recorded at Music City’s hallowed RCA Studio A in the same room that Waylon Jennings cut Honky Tonk Heroes, Merle Haggard and The Strangers cut parts of Hag, and Willie Nelson recorded countless tunes. Memories and Empties adds on to Studio A's history, highlighting the disparity between the Nashville of then and now.
Produced by Wall and his trusted on-stage and in-studio collaborator Pat Lyons, joined by their Scary Prairie Boys touring band brothers, this new collection of drinking songs and blue collar stories is tailor-made for the honky tonks, barrooms, porches, and pickups it will soon be inhabiting—all deeply inspired by that 1970s era of country music that still permeates early breakfasts at the diner before work and late Saturday nights that bleed into Sunday mornings. A record of relationships, the throughline of this 10-song collection is the exploration of the many ways in which humans are connecting: whether that be to people, to the natural world, to time, to God.
And in a time when critics and industry collide about what country music sounds like, Wall leaves no room for interpretation. Though his songs might not be heard on today's country radio stations, they are as country as country can be.
Fans can stream or purchase the album’s first single, “1800 Miles,” at midnight tonight, September 25, at this link, and pre-order or pre-save Memories and Empties right here. Vinyl pressings include two 180g versions, a standard and a deluxe version. Standard editions are pressed on 180g opaque bone colored vinyl. Deluxe editions feature an alternate album cover, are pressed on 180g opaque sky blue vinyl, with a 12x12" lyric insert, and also include an alternate take of "Like the Hills" available only on vinyl.
For more information, please visit colterwall.com. Wall embarks on his sold-out Fall tour on September 28th in Welch, Minnesota, and just announced a run of Texas dates (tickets on sale tomorrow at 10 AM local) for January 2026.
A full list of tour dates can be found below.
Memories and Empties Tracklist:
“1800 Miles” - 3:24 (Colter Wall)
“My Present Just Gets Past Me” - 3:04 (Colter Wall)
“Like The Hills” - 2:21 (Colter Wall)
“Memories and Empties” - 3:22 (Colter Wall)
“It’s Getting So (That A Man Can’t Go Into Town Just To Have Him A Drink)” - 2:46 (Colter Wall)
“Living By The Hour” - 2:29 (Colter Wall)
“4/4 Time” - 4:59 (Colter Wall)
“The Longer You Hold On” - 2:50 (Colter Wall)
“Back To Me” - 3:01 (Colter Wall)
“Summer Wages” - 4:32 (Ian Tyson)
Catch Colter Wall On Tour:
September 28 – Welch, MN – Treasure Island Resort & Casino*
September 30 – Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
October 1 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre*
October 2 – Milwaukee, WI – Miller High Life Theatre*
October 4 – Duluth, MN – DECC Symphony Hall*
October 6 – Winnipeg, MB – Burton Cummings Theatre*
October 8 – Saskatoon, SK – TCU Place*
October 10 – Medicine Hat, AB – Esplanade Arts And Heritage Centre*
October 11 – Calgary, AB – Grey Eagle Event Centre*
October 12 – Edmonton, AB – Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium*
December 9 – Tucson, AZ – Linda Ronstadt Music Hall
December 10 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
December 12 – Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau
December 13 – Las Vegas, NV – Fontainebleau
January 16 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater
January 17 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater
January 21 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
January 22 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center
January 23 – Fort Worth, TX – Will Rogers Auditorium
January 24 – Fort Worth, TX – Will Rogers Auditorium
*Sold Out
For more information, to purchase tickets, or to join a ticket waitlist, please visit colterwall.com
About Colter Wall: Colter Wall and his music are from the prairies of southern Saskatchewan, where he lives and works. He is a La Honda Records/RCA Records recording artist.
