SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon says his debut solo album has around 20 tracks ready to go
Speaking with Sonic Perspectives in a recent interview, SEVENDUST frontman Lajon Witherspoon discussed the status of his long-awaited debut solo LP. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “In two weeks, I fly back to Nashville to kind of wrap up some stuff. I’m working with Andrew Baylis. He’s actually one of Jelly Roll‘s writers, one of his main writers, and his whole team, Michael Whitworth and some other guys that I’m gonna go down there and probably do about three more songs.
“And I’ve also been working with the [songwriting/publishing collective] 4 Horsemen [Music], Blair Daly and Zac Maloy — Zac from THE NIXONS. So I probably have about 20 songs. And also with my buddy [Daniel] Sahaj [Ticotin] from RA. And it’s all still in the making.”
He continued: “I’m just kind of taking my time. There’s a lot of label interest in my solo stuff, and it’s really cool. And I’m just gonna see what happens after I go to this next run in Nashville. I have a couple of meetings with a few different labels. So it’s exciting. But I’m really excited about the music and the avenue that this will take me down.”
Lajon revealed in May of last year that his upcoming solo record would contain “several songs” co-written with country artist Jimmie Allen.
When it comes to the musical direction of the effort, Lajon told the “Thunder Underground” podcast: “It’s got some heavy stuff, it’s got some country twang but soulful. It’s a [collection] of just everything that I like to do musically.”
Lajon also touched on potential live shows in support of the record, saying: “Absolutely. I can’t wait. People are already talking about it. They’re already trying to book me. I was gonna go on a couple of… not ShipRocked solo. Another ship asked me to do my solo thing, and I was gonna go out there on the FOZZY boat too. So hopefully I’ll be able to do some of my solo stuff.”
SEVENDUST will release its fourteenth studio album, “Truth Killer”, on July 28 via the band’s new label home, Napalm Records. The follow-up to 2020’s “Blood & Stone” was tracked at Studio Barbarosa in Gotha, Florida with producer Michael “Elvis” Baskette, known for his work with ALTER BRIDGE, SLASH and countless others.