Josh Thompson goes home again

Tonight, Thompson will be signing CDs and performing at a club event presented by WMIL at the Northern Lights Theatre. On release day, Thompson visits KEEY before playing a club event and CD signing at The Cabooze in Minneapolis.

The disc, "Way Out Here," features his Top 20 single, Beer On The Table, as well as 9 additional songs that he wrote or co-wrote. Thompson began pouring concrete with his father at the age of 12. "This past year has been fast and crazy - but I love fast and crazy," he said. "I am beside myself that my debut album will hit stores all over this country tomorrow. I hope the fans enjoy this piece of my life and music as much as I did living and creating it."

More news for Josh Thompson

• 07/11/14: Thompson's "Wanted Me Gone" goes to video
• 03/04/14: Thompson releases video
• 07/25/13: Thompson serves up "Cold Beer"
• 07/17/12: Thompson splits from RCA
• 01/25/12: Josh Thompson sets tour
• 11/17/11: Josh Thompson releases new single
• 03/24/11: Thompson visits TV
• 11/12/10: Thompson, Wesley, Smith visit Texas

CD reviews for Josh Thompson

Change: The Lost Record Vol. 1

Back in 2010, Josh Thompson was introduced to country music audiences with his debut, "Way Out Here," which blended rock music with traditional country elements to create a sound as comfortable in a honky tonk as on the radio waves. Guys like Jamey Johnson and Eric Church were taking a similar sound to the charts. But as is common in the fickle world of country record labels, Thompson's follow-up became a label casualty, something talked about, but never heard. ...

Turn It Up

Josh Thompson's sophomore release, "Turn It Up" is his first on Toby Keith's Show Dog label. It seems to be a good match because both artists are cut from the same cloth. Thompson is also known as a champion of the everyman. Turns out they both have the same tendency to go over the top. Thompson excessively showcases the blue collar lifestyle the way Keith champions patriotism. In fact, eight of the 10 tracks involve drinking, some with unsubtle titles like "Drink, ...

Way Out Here

On his debut, Josh Thompson shows he is capable of writing songs in his own voice even while sometimes bowing to the wishes of Nashville radio programmers. On his hit, Beer on the Table, Thompson sings of being a hard working everyman who breaks his back all week for the chance to blow off steam with some brews on the weekend. Throw in some banjo laced electric guitar hooks and a sing-along friendly chorus, and you have a radio ready country/pop song. In contrast, You Ain't Seen Country Yet ...