Brisbane-based indie-folk songwriter Nick Cunningham has been showing consistent evolution in his brand of personal and intimate storytelling across a range of releases stretching back to his debut EP, ‘Letters’, back in 2015.
The music has painted some beautiful portraits that offer the listener a glimpse into Cunningham’s world of observations and influences; through into 2024, where Cunningham’s latest EP ‘No Flowers, No Rain’ introduced yet another matured facet to his artistry.
Today, Cunningham releases another gorgeous addition to this ever-growing catalogue with new single, With You. Musically inspired by artists such as The Lumineers, Ziggy Alberts and The Dreggs, With You was created to feel like, in Cunningham’s words, “a coastal road trip”.
Recorded at Studio Byron, Cunningham’s ideas for the track initially came together in Adelaide. As he describes, “I wrote the finger-picked guitar riff to this song in a hotel room in Adelaide the morning after meeting my now partner. We met while we were performing at an event in Adelaide of all places, and happened to live two suburbs apart in Brisbane. We had this trip away to the coast after a few dates and the lyrics really came from that.”
The stripped back recording came as a refreshing moment for Cunningham, who relished the opportunity to lay the track down in a different way – without a full band in the studio.
A natural charm and talent for weaving words together into striking arrangements has seen Cunningham perform at the likes of Splendour In The Grass and Bluesfest Byron Bay, as well as supporting the likes of Sons of The East and Kim Churchill.
With the release of With You, Cunningham is anticipating a great start to the summer, and the beginning of a brand new chapter of sounds as we head into the new year.
Single artwork + Cover image by Nick Manuell
With thanks to Beehive PR
