WHAT IT IS: Captivating fans with their dreamy sounds, eloquent lyrics, catchy choruses and soundtrack-worthy instrumentation, The Walters have come roaring back after a four-year hiatus. Consisting of Luke Olson, Walter Kosner, MJ Tirabassi, Danny Wells and Charlie Ekhaus, the Chicago-based band first tasted success with the 2014 indie EP Songs for Dads, which yielded the now-viral, creamy pop-rock ditty “I Love You So.” Amassing north of a quarter billion streams on Spotify alone, the song has found new life thanks to TikTok and a newly recorded acoustic version—but all that merely hints at what’s to come for The Walters this year, as the band readies a new EP.
ALBUM: TBA
RELEASE DATE: TBA
SINGLE: “I Love You So”
TV: Jimmy Kimmel (1/27)
LIVE: Sold-out N.Y./L.A./Chicago shows in December 2021; upcoming shows in San Francisco (August Hall 3/3) and L.A. (The Wiltern 3/5)
INTERNET: 336m+ global streams; 677k+ TikTok video creations; 12.7m+ monthly Spotify listeners, #9 on Spotify U.S. chart, #19 Global, charting in over 37 territories
RADIO: #36 at Top 40 and #54 at Hot AC at presstime
PRESS: Variety, Chicago Reader
BOOKING: Greg Horbal & Jason Parent/APA
MANAGEMENT: Rob Cavallo/Done Deal Mgmt & Alex Brahl/7s Mgmt
GRAMMY CHEW: THE FUTURE OF GRAMMY IS (MOSTLY) FEMALE
There's no glass ceiling in pop. (10/4a)
ERLICH TO EXIT SPOTIFY FOR TBA VENTURE
One of the good guys is changing lanes. (10/2a)
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THE GRAMMY SHORT LIST
Who's already a lock?
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
ALL THE WAY LIVE
The players, the tours, the enormous beers.
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