Illinois-based singer-songwriter sensation Dan Hubbard is back to share the poetic and introspective new single "Sad Eyes," an offering that showcases the intimate and quiet moments that make love something indescribably human. Drawing from his personal experience with his wife, Kaetlyn, Hubbard pours intimacy into each lyric and every note.
"Sad Eyes" is a meditation on the complex start of love and what it really takes for two people to meet. Hubbard's voice, warm and sincere as ever, leads the listener through these ruminations, each line of which seems a whispered confession.
The single is a bold new direction for Hubbard. It is his first time employing drum samples, lending a contemporary yet intimate rhythm that reinforces the track's openness without overtaking it. He draws inspiration from modern stars like Holly Humberstone and Leon Bridges. He collaborates with producer James Treichler in his basement studio to infuse his signature warmth with new, textured layers. The result is a sound that feels both familiar and joyfully inventive, and which suitably complements the song's touching story.
"Sad Eyes" is about the mundane personal drama that shapes our relationships with others and is presented, without flash that it does prove Hubbard's point Even the slightest memories can fire art, and in doing so, he invites us to reflect on our own moments of quiet connection, in that regard, on this track, Hubbard not only honors his own tale, but he also further establishes himself as a songwriter who can, in fact, marry such openness with a chock-full of inventive narrative.