William Shatner Announces Spoken Word Album Love & Other Mysteries

As he further toils away on his upcoming metal album, entertainment kingpin William Shatner has also teamed up with Brad Paisley for a new spoken word album. Spanning 15 tracks, Love & Other Mysteries is due out August 21st via Loaded Goat Records/UMG. Paisley not only served as the album’s producer, but he teamed with Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith and gospel singer/pianist Gordon Mote to handle musical arrangements. And it makes sense why Shatner would trust Paisley with his latest creative endeavor: the pair have been friends for 20-plus years, and collaborated before on everything from music video cameos (including Paisley’s “Celebrity”) and Shatner’s solo Broadway show, Shatner’s World: We Just Live In It. Paisley also appeared on Shatner’s 2021 spoken word album, BILL. The pair recently spoke about their friendship and the making of the LP in an extended chat with USA Today. Discussing his potent creative and personal connection with Paisley, Shatner had this to say: “This album has my heart, and it also reflects my deep friendship with my writing partner. We’re both very proud of this work, and we hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it. Brad has been a source of insp...