AVAILABLE DIGITALLY FEBRUARY 4
Co-Founder of Gone West Breaks Out on His Own
with New Single and Forthcoming Album
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Justin Kawika Young is a strikingly talented artist who has hit the heights with his sublime singing and songwriting skills both in his original hometown of Hawai’i, having garnered eleven number one hits with his island-inflected folk pop, as well as in Nashville with his effortless shift from outsider to a well-respected country artist as a member of hitmaker Colbie Caillat’s band. He was a founding member of the eminently popular ensemble Gone West, which included his then fiancé’ Caillat, kicked off a tour at The Grand Ole Opry and released an original album which has accumulated over 30 million Spotify streams.
Fast forward to 2020 and Gone West has disbanded, his 10-year relationship is over and Young’s creative energies have been laser-focused on his forthcoming solo album, Back To The Blue—a collection of songs that reflect back on the incredible highs and lows of his past and very emotional recent life experiences. On February 4, Young will release a new single “Still Can’t Get Used To The End”—a soaring pop ballad that exudes the pain and loss of the last few years. A personal favorite of his on the album, the song manages to both uplift with its lush, masterfully produced melodies as well as hit home with an intense sense of loss that’s eloquently expressed in the heart-rending songwriting. Produced by Young and Grammy-winning composer / producer Dan Edinberg (Anderson Paak, Sting), the song was written by Young and performed by Young, Edinberg and drummer Randy Cooke (Ringo Starr, Kelly Clarkson).
Says Young: “’Still Can’t Used To The End’ is my favorite song that I’ve written. While many songs take days, weeks and even months to write— this song showed up in one day, fully formed. At first it seemed like a stranger, it was nothing like I’d ever written, but I didn’t judge it and let it be what it wanted to be. The lyrical idea of the song came to me during a long walk at dusk with my dogs, in the midst of a difficult break up. I have, in the past, experienced endings through loss of loved ones and previous relationships and I know life’s intrinsic nature of impermanence to be both painful, beautiful and necessary. However, in that moment, my experiences and that knowing didn’t help me in my struggle with the finality that stood before me.”
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