When Wisconsin native Josh Thompson performed for the MusicRow staff he was greeted by a member of the Green Bay Packers.
After releasing his debut album in 2010, singer-songwriter Josh Thompson enjoyed the success of three Top 30 singles, including “Way Out Here,” “Beer on the Table” and “Won’t Be Lonely Long.”
His new album, Change: The Lost Record, Volume One, the first in a two EP series, was originally recorded in 2011 while Thompson was still signed to RCA Nashville. After parting ways with the label, Thompson held onto the songs, refashioning them into his new project, set for digital release Oct. 9 via partnership with ole Digital/The Orchard.
Thompson visited the MusicRow office to preview a few songs from the project, including “Work In The Mornin’,” “Same Ol’ Plain Ol’ Me,” and a track he calls the “leavin’ song” on the album, “Over Me.”
“I could have released it on another label, but I would have had to release it to them, so I kept it and decided to release it now,” said Thompson.
After his last record release, Turn It Up in 2014, Thompson has been cranking out the songs, writing an average of 80-120 songs per year. He penned Joe Nichols’ current single, “Freaks Like Me,” which he obliged MusicRow staffers with an acoustic rendition, before ending with a snippet of his 2013 hit “Cold Beer With Your Name On It.”
Thompson also recently teamed with band The LACS for the song “Tonight On Repeat.”
Josh Thompson and his team with MusicRow staff.
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