i’m just buzzing for people to hear it, so hopefully it can be a lifeboat of sorts for at least one person.” ‘evering road’ was produced by dan grech (liam gallagher, lana del rey), eg white (adele, amy winehouse, sam smith), mark ralph (hot chip, plan b), charlie hugall (florence + the machine, ed sheeran), lostboy (anne marie) and jimmy hogarth (amy winehouse). gospel and soul have been a huge influence on me during this album, for me it’s so emotional yet uplifting, and i wanted to translate this dna through my music. evering road documents a transitional stage for me, where i felt i’ve learnt so much and grown into a new man, moving myself into a new calm and positive space. speaking of the reformative and empowering writing experience, tom hopes that showing his scars will help others who have endured similar emotional hardships: “this album has been such a therapeutic experience, it has helped me through one of the toughest times of my life. i’m not a religious man, but we all believe and find our release in something! be it family, friendship, freedom, football – amen!!” packed with defiant songs to define the new decade and torch listeners’ hearts along the way, ‘evering road’ also serves a deeply reflective and personal body of work. in my case it was battling with my relationship and making decisions on what i actually wanted.
set to include soaring first single ‘this is the place’, the soulful, introspective ‘oh please’ and now ‘amen’, a gospel-inspired awakening as tom roars, “i don’t go to church, but amen!” speaking about ‘amen’, tom said: “amen is a song about being in an internal battle, whether that's with yourself, something or someone else. Named after the east london address tom shared with his then-girlfriend, it’s a hub of love, heartbreak and redemption. ‘evering road’ marks a bold and exciting new chapter for tom grennan, blasting back with a sophomore album shot through with raw emotion and searing honesty.
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