Tom Grennan has returned with a new single, Higher.
The punchy, upbeat pop track serves as the first taste of what to expect on the Bedford-born singer-songwriter's yet-to-be-announced fourth studio album, the follow-up to his second number one record, 2023's 'What Ifs & Maybes'.
Working on new material for the first time alongside songwriter and producer Justin Tranter, Grennan has taken inspiration from legendary artists such as George Michael, Prince, Freddie Mercury. He said:
"So much of the new music is uplifting — it makes you dance, makes you sing — but for me there’s also the excitement of it being a sound I’ve never explored."
Commenting on the new track, which was recorded at London's legendary Rak Studios, he continued: "The weird thing about me is that I make music in the studio but most of my good ideas come to me when I’m not actually in the studio. On the day we wrote Higher I’d left the room but I just couldn’t get that riff out of my head. It turned into a melody, which turned into a phrase… I ran back into the studio, with the piano riff still playing, threw my hands up and sang: ‘It’s taking me higher.’ Everyone in the room just went: ‘Boom. That’s it.’"
This summer, the 29-year-old played his biggest headline show to date at London's Gunnersbury Park, with Blossoms providing support. He also performed a number of major outdoor shows, including an Eden Sessions concert at the Eden Project in St. Austell, Cornwall, and festival appearances at Glasgow's TRNSMT and Sheffield's Tramlines.
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