DONOVAN WOODS RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE “I’M AROUND”

October 20, 2023

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**DONOVAN WOODS RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE** **“I’M AROUND”**

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Fresh off supporting The Gaslight Anthem throughout middle America, Donovan Woods today releases his first single of 2023, “I’m Around.” Woods’ deep curiosity about the human condition is why we so clearly hear our own stories in his. The details differ, the characters change, but at their core, Donovan Woods songs are for and about everyone. Watch + share the video via YouTube.

Serving a preview of new music to come, Woods continues with the luminous production touches that has defined his recent work. “I’m Around” is deeply personal, and universally relatable. At its surface, it is about a breakup, but with Woods’ layered songwriting, there’s so much more to it.

“It’s about how we sometimes don’t stop loving even when we’re not in love anymore,” he explains. “I wanted it to be practical and unsentimental, without subtext. (I am useful, if you need me. I don’t want to but I will.)”

Co-written with David Hodges (Ed Sheeran, Ben Rector, Carrie Underwood), Woods recorded “I’m Around” with Mike Sonier (Maggie Rogers, Noah Cyrus, Julia Michaels) in Los Angeles earlier this year. “It’s a song encompassing nearly everything I’m trying to do with songwriting,” Woods says. “Explaining what the day feels like while giving latent sadness and regret an elegant push out of my mind, into the air.”