{"product_id":"the_spade","title":"The Spade","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Spade is the sixth studio album by Butch Walker and the second released under the Butch Walker and the Black Widows banner, put out on August 30, 2011 via Dangerbird Records in the US and Lojinx in Europe. Recorded live in the studio in Venice, California, the album was written and produced by Walker in collaboration with his longtime bandmates — Fran Capitanelli on guitar, Jake Sinclair on bass and backing vocals, and Chris Unck on rhythm guitar — with Patrick Keeler of The Raconteurs sitting in on drums. The live-in-studio approach gives the record a rougher, more spontaneous feel than some of Walker's more polished productions, leaning into a shambolic rock and roll energy with traces of country twang that set it apart from his earlier, more overtly pop-leaning work. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart and reached number 105 on the Billboard 200.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross its ten tracks — including lead single \"Summer of '89,\" \"Bodegas and Blood,\" \"Synthesizers,\" \"Day Drunk,\" and the ballad \"The Closest Thing to You I'm Gonna Find\" — the album balances Walker's characteristic gift for wry, hook-loaded songwriting with an unguarded autobiographical directness. As Antimusic described it, the album is \"a furious yet operatic look back at his life,\" while Punktastic praised its \"ridiculously singable choruses\" and the band's tight harmonies and playing throughout. Lojinx called it \"an adrenaline-pumping blast of hook-fueled rock and roll\" that showcases Walker's \"sharp lyrical wit and unbridled affection for the anthemic pop of his youth\" — a compact, 34-minute record that captures the energy of a live show more directly than almost anything else in his catalog.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Record Store","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl \/ Album - Gold Black Ice Vinyl","offer_id":53620149977402,"sku":"38437","price":38.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/2041\/0682\/files\/Screenshot_2026-06-17_at_8.15.04_PM.jpeg?v=1781741810","url":"https:\/\/recordstore.ca\/products\/the_spade","provider":"Record Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}