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Everywhere West Out August 16th via Slumerican
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I blame myself for losin’ you
What in the world can one man do?
But try, try, try
The road is long, I walked the line
I was yours and honey you were mine
Now everything we shared is done and gone
I love you baby, heart and soul
I just don’t wanna hurt no more
Is it true, is love real
Please tell me how you feel
Some time has passed since I’ve seen your face or felt your tender kiss
I know it’s hard, I feel the same, it’s the small things that I miss
– Lyrics from “Try”
Rising outlaw country artist Tony Martinez has released his emotive new single “Try” and revealed the track listing and launched the pre-save for his debut full-length album, Everywhere West, due out August 16th via Slumerican. “Try” is a raw and real tale of heartbreak with its stripped-down recording featuring just Martinez’s voice and an acoustic guitar. PRESS HERE to listen to “Try” and PRESS HERE to watch the touching music video, directed by Patrick Tohill. “Try” marks the second single off Everywhere West following the release of the album’s catchy lead single “Crazy” featuring a cameo from Yelawolf last month.
“I wrote ‘Try’ when I was 19 and all tore up about a breakup with a gal that I liked since middle school,” shares Martinez. “I’ve got two previous recordings of this song. We decided to track it solo acoustic. We put a mic on my guitar, set up my vocal mic, and cut it live at the very end of the day. It’s one of those songs that makes folks tear up every time.”
Everywhere West, co-produced by Martinez and Yelawolf and recorded at three studios in Nashville: East Iris, Darkhorse and Blackbird, is available now to pre-save on DSPs – PRESS HERE. Performing on the album alongside Martinez’s extraordinary guitars (acoustic and electric) is an elite group of musicians including longtime friend Alex Lyon [bass player for Whitey Morgan and Drayton Farley], Peter Keys [piano and keyboard player for Lynyrd Skynyrd], and Cowboy Eddie Long [legendary steel guitarist who played many years with Jamey Johnson and countless others]. See below for full track listing for Everywhere West and PRESS HERE to watch the official music video for “Crazy,” a rollicking tale of heartache and a relationship gone bad.
Everywhere West is comprised of 13 songs that capture Martinez’s journey to this current moment including several miracles and overcoming near-death experiences. The album title is a tribute to his father, Rick Martinez, who wrote the title track many years prior (a song Waylon Jennings almost recorded) and taught Tony how to play guitar. But Everywhere West is as much Martinez’s legacy as it is his father’s. At the age of 30, the Nashville-based guitarist and multi-instrumentalist suddenly started to lose his eyesight while on tour with Whitey Morgan, causing him to abruptly leave and head home. He was soon diagnosed with a serious case of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), an autoimmune disease that caused his optic nerves to become so inflamed it cut off the images from his eyes to his brain. Though the prognosis was bleak with doctors predicting he’d only have 5 years to live and would ultimately become quadriplegic, Martinez prevailed and returned to Morgan’s tour while battling his fading eyesight. After the tour wrapped, Tony went through intense treatments for months, playing music throughout to help heal. His life changed again when, one night after a show back in Phoenix, he was stung by a scorpion on his right hand and, miraculously, the scorpion venom cured his NMOSD symptoms and his eyesight returned to normal. After overcoming this medical episode, Martinez was soon hit with another – when he faced an opioid addiction during the pandemic, which he thankfully managed to overcome as well.
Born and raised in Colorado and Phoenix, Martinez got his first big break in 2014 when country star Jake Owen saw Tony perform and asked him to join Owen’s Days of Gold Tour, where he opened each show with an acoustic set. After that tour, Tony played pedal steel for JP Harris and went on the road with Morgan, in addition to playing on albums for various artists including Cody Jinks. The next pivotal moment in the lifelong musician’s career came when Martinez connected with local Nashville legend, rapper Yelawolf, at one of Tony’s bar gigs in Nashville, leading to a longtime friendship and the signing to Yelawolf’s label, Slumerican.
Tony Martinez’s life is comprised of miracles and now he’s ready to share his life story and original music with the world. While Everywhere West chronicles all phases of his incredible journey, he hopes these songs evoke emotions in listeners so they know they’re not alone in whatever they are facing in life.
Everywhere West Track Listing
1. Ain’t Nothin’ Gonna Slow Me Down
2. Someone Else
3. Crazy
4. White Label Lies
5. I’ve Lost More (Than What I’ve Got Today)
6. Try
7. Believe I’ll Be Leavin’
8. Back To The Wall
9. Wrong Like The Weatherman
10. See You On Broadway
11. Alabaster Rose
12. Everywhere West
13. I Won’t Say No To You