article by Maria Ivey

Colter Wall’s New Album, Memories And Empties, Is A Lively Foray Into Classic Country

Southwestern Corner of Saskatchewan – November 14, 2025 – “I wanted to make a straight-ahead country album,” says rancher and recording artist Colter Wall of his brand new LP, Memories and Empties—out [now] on La Honda Records and RCA Records. “There’s some cowboy vernacular and western-isms that crept their way into a few of these songs, but mostly, I was pointed towards more country themes. And the sound is representative of that.”

Wall, joined by his longtime producing partner and touring guitarist Pat Lyons, entered Nashville’s RCA Studio A with that country sound in mind, one evoking what most still call the heyday of country music; a sound fit for dancehalls, honky tonks, and truck cab AM radios. Wall wrote nine of the songs on the record, with a cover of Ian Tyson’s “Summer Wages” rounding out the album. The stories told in song on Memories and Empties are full of characters in love, working to the bone, losing time, and humbled before their creator.

Stream or purchase Memories and Empties in its entirety at this link. Memories and Empties vinyl is available in standard or deluxe. Standard editions are pressed on opaque, bone colored vinyl. Deluxe editions feature an alternate album cover, are pressed on 180g opaque sky blue vinyl, with a 12×12″ lyric insert, and also include an alternate take of “Like the Hills” available only on vinyl. For more information, please visit colterwall.com.

In addition to releasing Memories and Empties, Wall just announced several new dates on the Memories and Empties 2026 Tour. On top of three new Texas dates, Wall and the Scary Prairie Boys will find themselves in New Mexico and California in February before heading to the Midwest for a run of shows in March. A full list of tour dates can be found below. Fans can sign up now at colterwall.com to access the artist presale beginning Tuesday, November 18, at 10 am local time. Additional presales will run throughout the week, leading up to the general on-sale beginning on Friday, November 21, at 10 am local time at colterwall.com.

Memories and Empties Tracklist:

“1800 Miles” – 3:24 (Colter Wall)

“My Present Just Gets Past Me” – 3:04 (Colter Wall)

“Like The Hills” – 2:21 (Colter Wall)

“Memories and Empties” – 3:22 (Colter Wall)

“It’s Getting So (That A Man Can’t Go Into Town Just To Have Him A Drink)” – 2:46 (Colter Wall)

“Living By The Hour” – 2:29 (Colter Wall)

“4/4 Time” – 4:59 (Colter Wall)

“The Longer You Hold On” – 2:50 (Colter Wall)

“Back To Me” – 3:01 (Colter Wall)

“Summer Wages” – 4:32 (Ian Tyson)

Catch Colter Wall On The Memories and Empties Tour:

January 16 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater ~

January 17 – Austin, TX – ACL Live at Moody Theater ~

January 21 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center ~

January 22 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center ~

January 23 – Fort Worth, TX – Will Rogers Auditorium ~

January 24 – Fort Worth, TX – Will Rogers Auditorium ~

February 12 – Midland, TX – Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center ~

February 13 – El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre ~

February 14 – El Paso, TX – Abraham Chavez Theatre ~

February 15 – Albuquerque, NM – Kiva Auditorium ~

February 18 – Highland, CA – Yaamava’ Theater ~

February 20 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park ~

February 21 – San Diego, CA – Gallagher Square at Petco Park ~

March 6 – St. Louis, MO – Stifel Theatre *

March 7 – Peoria, IL – Prairie Home Alliance *

March 8 – Evansville, IN – Victory Theatre *

March 9 – Bowling Green, KY – Southern KY PAC *

March 11 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre *

March 12 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre at Old National Centre *

March 13 – Cincinnati, OH – Andrew J Brady Music Center *

March 14 – Detroit, MI – Fox Theatre *

*With Hayden Redwine

~With Kade Hoffman

About Colter Wall: Colter Wall and his music are from the prairies of southern Saskatchewan, where he lives and works. He is a La Honda Records/RCA Records recording artist.