Spencer Cullum has shared Look at the Moon, a new single featuring Erin Rae, ahead of his upcoming album Coin Collection 3 (out March 27th via Full Time Hobby). The track arrives with an accompanying video and offers a tender glimpse into the contentment that runs through parts of his forthcoming record.
Written as a tribute to his wife, who runs a Nashville bookshop, Look at the Moon finds Cullum exploring the patient work of partnership with clear-eyed affection. “Growing older and dealing with me,” he sings, acknowledging the daily commitment required to build something meaningful together. “My friend and co-writer Andrew Combs has been writing about being content in life as you get older and I think it’s a healthy thing to also write about happiness,” Cullum explains. “My wife runs a book shop and it’s been such hard work but it’s become a bit of a community space for everyone and I’m very proud of her, so it’s my nod to her passion and care.”
The lyrics ground themselves in the specifics of their Nashville life—”Southern summers so brutal in June”—while the repeated refrain “Days might feel gloom / Look at the moon” becomes a quiet mantra for persistence. Erin Rae’s vocals weave through the track with a warmth that complements Cullum’s pedal steel work, the two voices finding equilibrium as the song circles around its central image: when the day feels difficult, lift your eyes to something constant and beautiful.
It’s a notable shift from the folklore-steeped responses to climate crisis and late-stage capitalism that shape much of Coin Collection 3, a record Cullum pieced together in his garden shed studio with contributions from musicians recording wherever they happened to be. Cullum will bring a small section of his collective—Rich Ruth and Annie Williams—to the UK and Ireland in late April and early May.
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UK Dates
29/4 – The Golden Lion, Todmorden
30/4 – Just Dropped In Records, Coventry
01/5 – MOTH Club, London
03/5 – Kilkenny Roots Festival, Ireland
04/5 – The Church, Ipswich
05/5 – South Records, Southend