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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