Wild Pink have dropped a new single, Hold My Hand.
The delicate duet with Julien Baker unfurls around ascending piano lines over gentle percussion, and marks the second single from the Brooklyn band's upcoming fourth album, 'ILYSM', due out on October 14 through Royal Mountain Records.
It finds singer John Ross reflecting on his cancer diagnosis and treatment, having penned the song's lyrics just before his first cancer surgery. He commented:
"I wrote that song right after my first surgery, about lying on the operating table where a member of the surgical team held my hand right before I went under. It sounds kind of arbitrary, and like it shouldn’t have been as impactful as it was, but I felt very comforted and wanted to capture that loving feeling in the song.
"I knew pretty quickly that I wanted it to be a duet, and I’m super grateful to Julien for joining me on it. This was one of the first songs we rehearsed together as a band in the studio, and David’s piano part felt great almost immediately. There were a couple moments like that in the recording process where a song just immediately fell into place as soon as we started playing it."
It follows the record's title track, which was released in July. Wild Pink will support the LP with tour dates in across the UK, Europe and North America this autumn.
Wild Pink Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed November 09 2022 - BRIGHTON Hope & Ruin
Thu November 10 2022 - BRISTOL Exchange
Sat November 12 2022 - MANCHESTER YES (The Basement)
Sun November 13 2022 - GLASGOW Hug and Pint
Mon November 14 2022 - DUBLIN Workmans Cellar
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