Guitar-pop artist Joe Hicks unveils new single 'Time is a Thief' out 29th August

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JOE HICKS

SINGER-SONGWRITER RETURNS WITH NEW TRACK ‘TIME IS A THIEF’

OUT 29TH AUGUST │ PRE-SAVE HERE

Releasing his first new music in three years, UK musician Joe Hicks channels grief and confusion into the dramatic single ‘Time is a Thief’, out 29th August.

Having steadily built his profile in the years leading up to his 2022 debut album The Best I Could Do at the Time, Joe Hicks has been praised for his solid songwriting and remarkable vocal skills, hitting falsetto notes with ease while channelling the likes of John Mayer and Paul Simon with his clean and dexterous guitar playing. A deluxe re-issue of the LP and a headline tour around the UK and Europe followed in 2023.

Then life threw the musician a curveball. Living in Bristol in early 2024, Joe was going through a lengthy breakup, and suddenly found himself also dealing with the loss of his father. Feeling directionless, the possibility of dropping music became stronger; fortunately, and with the encouragement of his long-time collaborator Tom Millar and producer Sam Winfield, the singer-songwriter overcame that notion, and channelled his emotions into his songwriting. The first glimpse of that transformation is the emotionally charged new single, ‘Time is a Thief’ - a powerful prelude to what’s next in a revealing new chapter.

‘Save me a seat at the end of the world…’ Straight away from the opening line, this is something new from Joe Hicks. The guitar lines remain sharp, yet the distortion is ramped up and the music feels overall heavier. The lyrics pull in different directions, one moment tempted by giving up while determined to continue the next, painting a picture of the musician’s mindset at the time.

Joe Hicks: ‘“Time is a Thief” was a song that when I had finished the lyrics it revealed to me how I was truly feeling at the time, being in a mindset that everything was both pointless and meaningless. It showed me the stages of grief I’d been going through since losing my Dad, where I was currently at, and also how that experience had shaped my outlook on life.’

Stay tuned for more new music from Joe later this year…

Bio:

Hailing from Newbury in Berkshire, singer-songwriter Joe Hicks released his first single at the start of 2017. Following on from then, he has now racked up over 5 million Spotify streams and toured the UK and Europe, including appearances at CarFest, the Big Feastival, Are You Listening? Festival, Pub in the Park, over 30 Sofar Sounds shows and slots supporting Sam Fender, Seafret, James Walsh and Starsailor.

Following the release of his debut album The Best I Could Do at the Time in 2022, Joe’s music received airplay on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Introducing, being named the latter’s ‘Artist of the Week’, while gaining press support from CLASH Magazine, Manchester Evening News and Blues Matters Magazine among many other titles.

The new Joe Hicks single ‘Time is a Thief’ will be out 29th August. Pre-save here.