A new episode of The SDR Show, featuring Chris Daughtry, is now available wherever you get your podcasts. Watch the video below.

Chris Daughtry joins Ralph Sutton and Dov Davidoff. They discuss the last time Ralph interviewed Daughtry at the Sturgis festival, being born in the last week of the 70s but claiming the decade, the lawsuit that came after his first band Cadence, the song written for if he won American Idol and how that also ended in a lawsuit, how COVID helped Chris Daughtry get back into shape and what "Night Pudding" is, being married for 24 years and how it was sustained, working with Lzzy Hale, Johnny Hawkins being one of Chris Daughtry's dream collaborators and whether it's already happened, performing on the Masked Singer and everyone being able to tell it was him, Family Feud with Papa Roach, being a comic book fan and artist, playing a Blind Ranking game with Chris Daughtry ranking banks named after the singer, and Chris Daughtry's first concert, first drug and first sexual experience.

On starting to sing at 16: “During my high school years I felt like I was good at emulating singers. I'd never done it in front of anyone before, but I had gotten comfortable enough to where I was, at least with my ears, I thought I sounded pretty good.”

On “Feels Like Tonight” being written for him if he won American Idol and him not wanting it on his debut: “It was kind of a kind of a point of contention when making the record because I didn't have anything to have anything to do with it emotionally or physically, I didn't write anything on it and then when I found out that it was that it was my song If I won it just made it even worse I'm like are you kidding me and then and then to add insult to injury.”

The SDR Show is part of the GaS Digital Network, an audio/video podcast hosted by radio personality Ralph Sutton. The SDR Show is often in the top fifty comedy interview podcasts on iTunes, was selected as one of the first podcasts on Spotify, and is available on Google Play, iHeartRadio, and theSDRshow.com. Recent guests include musicians Peter Frampton, Gene Simmons, Alice Cooper, DMC of Run DMC, and Shaggy; comedians Ray Romano, Thomas Lennon, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Sussie Essman, and Mario Cantone; and notable personalities including Mark Cuban, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Daymond John.

Daughtry's debut record with Big Machine Label Group, the 6-track EP, Shock To The System (Part One), is out now on all platforms via Big Machine Rock. The release includes previously released back-to-back No. 1s, “Artificial” and “Pieces,” in addition to new single, “The Dam”.

Stream/download the new EP here.

Daughtry’s Shock To The System (Part One) offers up the first set of tracks in a two-part project that continues pulling back the curtain on frontman Chris Daughtry’s personal life. Six new songs, highlighted by amplified production and commanding vocals, showcase the universal story of a life laid bare by grief and built back up again through sheer determination. The journey through loss may be arduous, but on their new EP, Daughtry delivers a soundtrack to see you through every step of the way.

“This EP in many ways is a documentation of my catharsis – a peek behind the curtain into the healing of my inner self, if you will,” frontman Chris Daughtry explains. “Every day in the studio writing and recording these songs felt like therapy. It wasn’t part of some agenda or conscious effort, it just happened in a very organic way. I hope everyone who listens finds comfort in the fact that they are not alone in their struggles and finds the courage the say it out loud.”

In equal parts strength and vulnerability, the Daughtry’s new single, “The Dam,” sees their powerhouse lead vocalist at the top of his game. Atypically raw, yet still pristine vocals are set apart in cinematic, synth-drenched verses and high-octane choruses, laying the groundwork for what’s to come with the Nashville-based group.

Shock To The System (Part One) tracklisting:

“The Reckoning”
“Artificial”
“Pieces”
“Shock To The System”
“Nervous”
“The Dam”

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“Pieces” video:

"Artificial" video:

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