- 2026-01-13
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MUSIC
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Kurt Baker Returns With New Song “Undertow Afterglow” & Cover of Paul McCartney's “My Brave Face”
American singer-songwriter Kurt Bake returned with a new song “Undertow Afterglow” and a cover of British singer-songwriter Paul McCartney's “My Brave Face” on January 9, 2026.
Both songs were also released with 7-inch single via Wicked Cool Records.
It is his first music in a year, following the 2025 single “Warm In The Winter”.
Kurt Baker co-wrote and co-produced “Undertow Afterglow” with Dan Miraldi in Brooklyn, with production by Geoff Sanoff.
The lyric captures the push and pull of relationships, being dragged under by circumstance while still reaching for something brighter on the other side.
Kurt Baker said of the song, “2025 was a rollercoaster of a year for me. I moved to New York City, got divorced, and started to work more behind the scenes in the music industry. I didn't end up doing hardly any gigs. I went through some challenging times creatively, but I was lucky to start working on some new music with a friend named Dan Miraldi. He came over to my apartment in Brooklyn, and we ended up writing 'Undertow Afterglow' in minutes... the chorus just came to me instantly. This song really exemplifies the ups and downs of life, especially in relationships-getting pulled in by the undertow, yet holding out for the light at the end of the tunnel, the afterglow.”- The original version of “My Brave Face” wad released from Paul McCartney's eighth solo studio album “Flowers in the Dirt” in 1989. Paul McCartney co-wrote the song with British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello. The cover version was produced by Kurt Baker, Dan Miraldi, and Geoff Sanoff.
Kurt Baker said of the song, “Lyrically it really hit home for me. It's about putting on a cheerful front to hide heartbreak and inner turmoil after a breakup-pretending to be okay when you're falling apart inside. A classic pop song with a sad, unresolved core. So yeah, it hits home.” -
Photo by Bambi Guthrie
Background photo by Christina Smith - source : Apple Music
