Nashville-based artist, Briston Maroney has released his new single, “Sunburn Fades”, taken from his forthcoming album, Ultrapure, out Friday, September 22 via Canvasback Music/Atlantic Records. The song arrives with an acoustic, live performance video, which can be seen now below.
Of today’s incredibly personal release, written after a trip with friends to Tennessee’s beloved Dollywood amusement park – Maroney shares, “Everyone was so happy; it was the perfect movie moment. I wish I could’ve stopped time because I knew that life was inevitably going to take us all in different directions – but the song isn’t supposed to be sad. It’s about how inevitable that change is. It’s me reflecting on friendships and relationships changing. I think it might be my favorite song on the album, because I’ve been trying to describe this feeling for a long time, and I feel like I finally did.”
“Sunburn Fades” follows lead single “Body”, which debuted last month via Apple Music’s New Music Daily alongside an interview with Briston and Zane Lowe. Produced by 2x GRAMMY®-winner Daniel Tashian (Kacey Musgraves) and engineered by Konrad Snyder (Noah Kahan, Rainbow Kitten Surprise), Ultrapure was crafted in Maroney’s adopted hometown of Nashville, TN and showcases the artist playing every single instrument.
Of its genesis, Maroney shares, “My favorite moments in the human experience are ones that you don’t even realize have started,but feel so deeply when you realize they’ve ended. I refer to these as ‘Ultrapure’ moments. This album was my humble, unqualified, and earnest as hell attempt at sitting in those feelings until they had no choice but to burst out of my head. These songs are about a type of pain I hate and love, but mostly have a deep appreciation for.”
This fall, Maroney will host his second annual ‘Paradise Festival,’ set to return to Brooklyn Bowl Nashville from October 12-14. Later this year, Maroney will embark on a headline UK/EU tour in support of Ultrapure. The dates kick off in Brighton, UK on October 31 and culminate in Cologne, Germany on November 16, with stops in London, Paris, Amsterdam, and many more cities in between.
BRISTON MARONEY | UPCOMING TOUR DATES
# festival performance
JULY
26 – Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks (supporting Noah Kahan)
SEPTEMBER
8 – Denver, CO @ Endless Sunshine #
OCTOBER
12 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Paradise Festival #
13 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Paradise Festival #
14 – Nashville, TN @ Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Paradise Festival #
31 – Brighton, UK @ Chalk
NOVEMBER
1 – London, UK @ Scala
3 – Manchester, UK @ Gorilla
4 – Glasgow, UK @ Stereo
5 – Leeds, UK @ Brudnell Social Club
7 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
8 – Bristol, UK @ Thekla
10 – Paris, FR @ Le Trabendo
11 – Brussels, BE @ Doornroosje
12 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg OZ
14 – Hamburg, DE @ Knust
15 – Berlin, DE @ Gretchen