“The idea of roaming around the world in a glass box seemed to represent the longing to be doing the thing I miss the most—touring and sharing live experiences with my community," Kearney shares. “Everyone has had to give up something in the last year that they’re looking forward to getting back. My hope for this song is that it touches on the nostalgia for what we’ve been missing and the excitement we have for the future.” Watch now: Kearney adds, “I actually wrote this song pre-quarantine, and never knew how much power it would come to have, or meaning it would take on, until I was stuck at home dreaming that I could travel and experience adventure with people I love. I didn’t realize how much I valued that. Maybe we all have more of an appreciation for being able to travel and experience the places we love than we did before this lockdown.” Written between an isolated retreat in Joshua Tree and his home studio, January Flower sees Nashville-based, Oregon-born Kearney in his rawest form, distilling the songwriting process and rediscovering the joy of making music. Over his career, Kearney has released five studio LPs, claimed the No. 1 spot on iTunes, topped multiple Billboard charts, made four entries into the Hot 100, amassed over 517 million on demand streams and over 2.5 billion global streams. Kearney, a multi-platinum songwriter and producer, has performed live on Today Show, Ellen, The Tonight Show, Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and has garnered raves from USA Today, Entertainment Weekly, People, Billboard, Parade and Marie Claire. He also has an incredible touring history, sharing the road with everyone from John Mayer to NEEDTOBREATHE. Next, do people who are tone-deaf hear music differently?
