- 2026-01-25
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MUSIC
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Joe Hicks Releases New Song “More to Me”
British singer-songwriter Joe Hicks will release his sophomore album “Before It Gets Dark” on March 27, 2026.
The album is his first full-length record in four years, following the 2022 debut album “The Best I Could Do at the Time”.
From the album, he released the fourth single called “More to Me” on January 23, 2026.
Written in the immediate aftermath of a breakup, the song became the album's starting point, capturing the raw disorientation of heartbreak.
Joe Hicks cowrote the song with producers Tom Millar and Sam Winfield.
The accompanying music video was directed by Lucy Sherratt.
Joe Hicks said of the song, “After a breakup you're often unaware of how the other person is dealing with it. Silence leaves you guessing and feeling like you're the only one suffering while they're fine. This song is about breaking free from the invisible hold they still have, the echoes of a life that no longer exists.”- He continued, “For the first time ever, a melody and lyrics came to me without a guitar in my hand - totally the opposite to how I normally work, so I had to write music to a vocal, rather than the other way around. Lyrically the theme survived and grew from that winter drive.”
He added, “It was the first song I wrote for 'Before It Gets Dark' and doesn't hold back. Something to wake you up as we launch head first into 2026.” -
The new album comprises 11 tracks, produced by Tom Millar and Sam Winfield.
It is a cathartic set of songs written and created as a means to an end for Joe Hicks as he came to terms with an immense grief.
Joe Hicks said of the album, “The album is about feeling beaten down by modern society, uncertainty, and by the things life can throw at you. It deals with the death of my dad, a breakup, and the darker songs are from the somewhat nihilistic 'life is meaningless'-perspective of the world that I slipped into following those events. This record is about coming through that and looking forward; wanting to see the world before it gets dark.”
Background photo by Emilie Cotterill - source : Apple Music
