Cory Wong has released a new single, “Tongue Tied”, featuring Nashville singer-songwriter Stephen Day. The track arrives as the lead single from Wong’s forthcoming album, Lost In The Wonder, scheduled for release on February 3rd, 2026.
The collaboration between Wong and Day originated a couple years ago at a jazz festival in Poland, where the two musicians connected backstage and became “fast friends,” Wong explained in a press release. “When I started working on new material for this album, Stephen was the first person I had in mind to collaborate with. … What I love most about collaboration is how two artists can pull things out of each other that wouldn’t happen alone.”
“I was a big ol’ fan of Cory’s,” added Day. “He sent a floppy disk in the mail of some instrumentals he’d been working on and l uploaded them to my computer and went straight to writing!”
Wong described the resulting track as “a feel-good, slightly quirky tune about a classic story – a guy trying to work up the courage to talk to a girl, with all the internal and external chaos that comes with it.”
Listen to the new single below or on your preferred streaming platform.
Cory Wong – “Tongue Tied” Ft. Stephen Day
Lost In The Wonder showcases Wong’s production and arranging work alongside his guitar playing. The album features a wide range of collaborators, including Taylor Hanson, Devon Gilfillian, Cody Fry, Yam Haus, Louis Cato, Ellis, Elysia Biro, Benny Sings, Theo Katzman, and Magic City Hippies.
“There are lots of sides to me as an artist,” Wong reflected. “A lot of people know me as a guitar guy, or even more specifically, ‘rhythm guitar guy’. That’s an accurate description, but it doesn’t tell the whole story. I see the guitar as just one of the avenues for my music and creativity. It’s been an absolute joy to develop and form a signature sound as a guitarist, but a huge part of my artistry is in my production/writing/arranging/band-leading. I’ve worked on and honed those skills just as much as my guitar playing, so I wanted to make an album that really showcased that side of my creative expression. Does that mean there’s less guitar on this album than on others? No! It’s actually quite the opposite. I feel like some of my best guitar work is done on this album. There’s everything from my classic rhythm guitar sound to multiple layers of orchestrally arranged guitar to blistering solos when the music calls for it.
“I think anyone who’s a great producer/writer/arranger also really likes to collaborate with other people because it gives you different colors and textures to ‘paint’ with. My aim is to showcase different sides of my artistry by putting several collaborators in front of the music and having me build the world that it lives in.”
Wong will support the album with a North American tour beginning in April 2026, with special guests Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day, and Marc Scibilia on various dates. The tour features stops in major cities, including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, and Austin, leading up to Wong’s appearance at Goose‘s Viva El Gonzo destination event in San José del Cabo, México in May. Artist presale tickets for the tour are available now using the password “ONTHEONE,” with the general on-sale starting November 21st at 10 a.m. local time.
Before the spring tour, Wong has several scheduled appearances, including a performance with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra in Toronto this December and a show at the Tucson Jazz Festival in January 2026. Scroll down for a full list of dates and head here for more information and tickets.
CORY WONG TOUR DATES:
NOVEMBER
18 – Beijing, China – Rana Minima Music Factory
20 – Seoul, South Korea – Love in Seoul †
22 – Seoul, South Korea – Love in Seoul †
DECEMBER
11 – Toronto, ON – Koerner Hall at The Royal Conservatory of Music ^
JANUARY 2026
24 – Tucson, AZ – Fox Tucson Theatre
MARCH 2026
21 – São Paulo, Brazil – Casa Natura
22-30 – São Paulo, Brazil – Dave Koz and Friends at Sea 2026 †
29 – Buenos Aires, Argentina – C Art Media
APRIL 2026
11 – Charlotte, NC – The Spring Mix at The Amp Ballantyne †
15 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)
17 – Denver, CO – The Mission Ballroom (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)
18 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia
20 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)
21 – Seattle, WA – The Paramount (Devon Gilfillian, Marc Scibilia)
23 – Sacramento, CA – Channel 24 (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
24 – San Francisco, CA – The Warfield (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
25 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
26 – Del Mar, CA – The Sound (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
27 – Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
30 – Houston, TX – White Oak Downstairs (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
MAY 2026
1 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
2 – Austin, TX – Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater (Devon Gilfillian, Stephen Day)
7-9 – San José del Cabo, México – Viva El Gonzo †
† Festival Appearance
^ w/ the Royal Conservatory Orchestra