Noah Kahan Considers the Weight of Fame on Reflective Single ‘Porch Light’

Noah Kahan shared a new single, “Porch Light.” The song is the second track to emerge from the musician’s forthcoming LP, The Great Divide , out April 24 via Mercury Records. “Porch Light” was written by Kahan alongside producer Aaron Dessner during their first-ever session together, and produced by Kahan, Dessner, and Gabe Simon. It was recorded between Dessner’s Long Pond Studio in Hudson, New York, and Gold Pacific Studios in Nashville.

According to a press release, the single was inspired by the emotional weight Kahan felt he put on his family by opening up their lives with his last album, Stick Season . It sees him singing from his mother’s perspective: “I hope you tell me that you’re winding down/ That you’ve lost the taste to face the crowd/ That whatever made you famous made you sick/ That you can only do what pain allows/ It ain’t up to you to make it out/ And there ain’t no shame in callin’ this thing quits.” Kahan will support the new album on tour this summer .

The 30-date tour kicks...