Listen To “Too Soon To Say Goodbye” here
“I’ve been a fan of Wayland for over a decade. Their camaraderie, dedication, and work ethic has never waned—it’s grown. Great stories. Great friends. Now, even better music.” – Greg “Free Beer” Daniels
(Host of the nationally syndicated morning show The Free Beer & Hot Wings Show
playing mornings on 102.9 The Buzz Nashville)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nashville’s band to watch, WAYLAND releases “Too Soon To Say Goodbye” to streaming platforms everywhere today, Friday, March 24th. Listen to the track HERE.
“A good friend of the band’s reached out and asked if we would write a song that would help her mourn the loss of her brother who had recently passed away from cancer. We sat down with our friend and co-writer Brandon Ray (Warner Chappell) over Zoom and with the topic hitting so close to home for all of us, the song wrote itself. Losing a loved one is never easy and it seems like no matter what, it’s always ’too soon to say goodbye,’” shares lead singer Mitch Arnold.
The track was produced by the band’s lead guitar player, Phillip Vilenski at Spotify Noteable Studios in Nashville, TN with the team of Spotify engineer JD Tiner and Spotify’s featured female resident engineer, Bella Weaver.
“I am completely honored to have been the producer on this song for my band. It started with a few days of pre-production in our home studio before we all did basic tracking together live at Spotify Noteable Studios in Nashville. Mitch, Joey, and Danny were super connected as a rhythm section and everyone played with so much passion and emotion. I think the track truly sounds the way I hear our band in my head, which was exactly my goal,” shares guitar player Phillip Vilenski.
“Working with WAYLAND on ‘Too Soon To Say Goodbye’ was such a pleasure. I was constantly blown away by their musicianship. There’s so much talent in this band. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the track,” adds Spotify engineer JD Tiner.
“Working with WAYLAND was such an amazing opportunity. I really enjoyed engineering the guitars and vocals for ‘Too Soon To Say Goodbye.’ Phill had such creative ideas for the guitar parts and I loved being able to help him achieve his vision. I love this song so much, and I am so honored to have been involved in the recording process of such a wonderful song,” includes Bella.
The band is celebrating with a single release party at Martin’s BBQ tonight at 6:30 pm CST with a free show. Every person in attendance will receive a free commemorative t-shirt.
“The first time we played Martin’s BBQ was last summer when we were asked to perform on the finale episode of Guy Fieri’s ‘All American Road Trip,’ that will actually air next month. Pat, Theresa, and the whole staff were so kind and welcoming and we knew we wanted to come back and throw a single release party here,” shares bass player Joey Champagne.
EVENT DETAILS:
DATE: Friday, March 24
TIME: 7:30 pm CST
ADDRESS: 410 4th Avenue South Nashville, TN
TICKETS: Free Show
The band will be supported by longtime friend Justin Biltonen of 3 Doors Down and local artist Derek Luttrell. A brand new episode of the band’s podcast, “Finding Our Way” released Wednesday, March 22 and featured Justin and stories from their decade long friendship. Click here to stream the podcast.