STEPHEN WILSON JR. RELEASES NEW SONG 'DIG A HOLE' & GLASTONBURY AND SOLD OUT UK TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK
- sippinoncountry
- Jun 19
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STEPHEN WILSON JR.
SOLD-OUT UK TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK
Playing Glastonbury Festival Sat 28th
The Avalon Stage @ 14:15
Releases stormy new track
'Dig A Hole'
On The Soundtrack To Netflix's The Waterfront
DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW
søn of dad (deluxe)
Nashville-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Stephen Wilson Jr. has released the stormy new song 'Dig A Hole'. A member of Rolling Stone's 2025 Future of Music class, Wilson Jr. imposes his hypnotic vocals over the cryptic lyrical jaunt, "I better save my strength, It's harder than you think to dig a hole." The track was writted by Stephen Wilson Jr., Audra Mae Butts and Hillary Lindsey for Netflix's The Waterfront.
Next Stephen Wilson Jr. returns to the UK for a sold-out tour including a performance at Glastonbury Festival on Sat 28th.
Known for his rousing and emotive performances, the fast-rising US star will be bringing his signature blend of indie, grunge and country and recently released a deluxe edition of his critically-acclaimed debut double album søn of dad via Big Loud Records.
The deluxe edition of the album features two new tracks taken from his viral Live at the Print Shop performance including the moving dedication to his late father 'I’m A Song' and a gripping reinterpretation of Ben E. King’s 'Stand By Me', was called “the cover you need to hear” by Rolling Stone and has garnered over 20 million views across social media. The release also features 10 acoustic versions of fan favourites like ‘Cuckoo’, ‘Year To Be Young 1994’, ‘Father’s Søn’, ‘Grief is Only Love’ and more.
The album made the Top 10 on the Apple Music Country Albums Chart in over 20 European countries and spent over 7 weeks at #1 in the US.
Wilson Jr.’s career skyrocketed with his late night television debut on NBC’s Late Night with Seth Meyers, followed by performances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s #LateShowMeMusic series and Later… with Jools Holland. CBS News also ran his first major television interview, which was followed by a performance of three songs on CBS Saturday Morning.
Released five years to the day of his father's death, søn of dad is a 22-song tribute to Stephen Wilson Sr. that has garnered widespread critical acclaim from Billboard, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, CMT, Whiskey Riff, Wide Open Country, Holler, Country Central, and many more.
The record's emotional centrepiece 'Father's Søn' was called one of the “Best Country Songs of 2023 So Far” by Rolling Stone, while ‘patches’ led Country Music Pride to laud Wilson as “America's best living songwriter.” Elsewhere album opener 'the devil' was featured in the final scene of season 7, episode 4 of the long-running US SHOWTIME smash Billions, while fan favourite track 'Holler from the Holler' and its impactful official music video continue an impressive run on the international film festival circuit, earning selections and awards across ten independent festivals globally.
2025 UK Tour Dates
June 22nd – Dublin, IE - The Academy
June 23rd – Belfast, UK – Limelight
June 25th – Glasgow, UK – Garage
June 26th – Manchester, UK – Academy 2
June 27th – Bristol, UK – SWX
Just 28th – Glastonbury Festival
June 30th – Brighton, UK – Chalk
July 1st – London, UK – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
“…Wilson Jr. offers the kind of nuanced storytelling that has helped make stars of artists like Eric Church and Chris Stapleton, and he has the vocal prowess to back it up. An extremely promising debut.”
– Billboard
"Wilson's songs feel like they're being yanked up from the depths of his soul.” – Holler
“A hard-edged hillbilly creative, 22-song experiment with the chemical bonds between gothic country, rock, and grunge.” – Nashville Lifestyles
"The rock energises the music, and the rural details deepen the narratives." – PopMatters
“The Indiana songwriter Stephen Wilson Jr. is a strange beast, able to write and perform a banger like 'Year to Be Young 1994,' the country-grunge of 'Holler from the Holler,' or his duet with Hailey Whitters, 'American Gothic.' It all adds up to make Wilson — named after his father, a boxer — one of the most interesting artists to watch this year, a true original.” – Rolling Stone
“...a masterpiece of an album.” – Whiskey Riff
“The most existential release of the year goes to relative newcomer Stephen Wilson Jr….if you listen closely, you'll hear the work of a master craftsman versed in all manners of pop music.” – Rolling Stone
“...the next iconoclastic leader of country's rock revival.” – The Tennessean
“...the album ultimately feels like a declaration of creative independence — intriguing and insightful at all levels.” – Nashville Scene
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