If you have been listening to Noah Henderson lately, then it’s possible that you have been dealing with a heavy heart or a broken relationship. The singer-songwriter-producer is known for transforming pure heartache into beautiful, sweeping music that can heal listeners through its words, melodies, and infectious beats. By exposing his feelings, Noah reassures fans that there is nothing to hide when it comes to his songs, and in return, fans feel seen. They brought his 2023 single “tired of healing.” up to #2 on the TikTok Viral charts, showing that they not only connect with the song’s messages but that they also embrace the feelings that shine through. Recently, Noah captured the importance of bringing your weighted feelings to a brighter place with “bring your love (to the light).” With this single, Noah ended the summer on a positive note as its house charm replaced the more intimate productions heard on previous releases. It also put fans in an exciting place as they await for Noah’s upcoming EP, due out soon. For now, we were able to catch up with Noah and get the details on “bring your love (to the light),” his upcoming EP, and more.
You just put out your new single “bring your love (to the light).” To me, this is an optimistic-sounding song about preserving the hope that things will work out in the end, but what does this song mean to you?
It’s kind of similar to that; it’s a hopeful song trying to encourage people like myself in the past – where you feel hurt or you feel heartbroken, you’re kind of in the corner, you’re afraid to bring yourself back out into the open, and you know, put your heart back on your sleeve and kind of try again with certain relationships or friendships… So, the heart behind the song is just encouraging people to bring it back to the light, bring yourself back, it’s okay, you don’t need to be stuck in that place forever… It really was just a little something to hopefully encourage someone to just keep pushing through and eventually things work out.
This single is more in the house kind realm than your other singles, so what made you want to go in that direction with this?
I just wanted to dance. [Laughs] A lot of my songs previously are more on the sad, chill side, and this summer I was like, ‘I wanna just have fun, do something a little more upbeat.’ My “summer side quest” is what I was calling it. So yeah, I think I found a way to go into that dance genre but still maintain the heart behind my music and my message and just bundle it up into this song.
Will your future releases sound like this, or is this more of a one-off?
I wouldn’t say it’s a one-off. I think these are the two sides of my music that will be going forward, and I think I plan to kind of blend the two. Some songs will be like my previous ones, some songs will be a little more hopeful and upbeat ‘cause I don’t wanna just make sad songs forever. I think going forward, there’ll be elements, and there have been dance elements in my songs previously – like, my song “floorboards.” has a big drop at the end, and it’s like four-on-the-floor, just like driving, building up to something, so I’ve always kind of had that in me because I’ve produced all my music in the past. I started out more in the pop/electronic space. So yeah, just bringing all those elements that I like into my music and kind of seeing where it goes is the plan.
A lot of people gravitate towards how real and relatable your tracks are. Were there any singles you’ve released so far that you were nervous to share?
Yeah, like every single one. All my songs are just so personal, I think. I don’t personally resonate with songs that feel basic, I guess, and so when I’m making music, I try and hone into it. I’m like, ‘Okay, would I want to listen to this song?’ But yeah, I think all my songs were really hard to put out because they just are about a moment in time where I was going through something, and it’s really real and painful for me to relive those things. But I think, you know, as I put them out and I see the response from them, then it makes me feel better because I’m like, ‘Okay I’m not the only one.’ It’s cool to see other people resonating with them. And it makes me feel less alone in those feelings. I’d say they were all hard to put out, but I feel a conviction to release them.
“floorboards.” is a big fan-favorite. I read that it took you ten months to make – was that the longest you’ve worked on a song?
Not the longest, but it was definitely one of the longer ones. I initially wrote the chorus and the drop of “floorboards.” in September of 2022, and then it was just such a personal, just painful song that brought me back to the day I wrote it. I was going through a lot, and it took me a lot to even come back to try and finish it. First of all, it was like I didn’t want to relive those things, but then once I started and was like, ‘Okay, it’s time to finish it,’ then that process took me another five months or something just because when I produce and when I write, I’m just throwing darts at a dart board. A lot of them miss, and I’m like, ‘Okay that doesn’t sound right, that doesn’t sound right,’ and so it just takes me a while to find something that does feel right. And same with my song “nothing worse than almost having you.” That took me forever, like over a year ‘cause I wrote that chorus when “i think you loved me” came out. The day that came out was when I wrote this chorus, and then it took me a whole year to finish the writing of that one for, you know, the same reasons. I just wanted it to feel right, and it didn’t until one day, it just did. [Laughs] So yeah. It takes me forever. That’s why I have like six songs out…
But it’s all worth it in the end.
I think so.
I heard you’re also working on your debut EP – what can you share about that so far?
Yeah, it’s been a long process. You know, I think I have so many songs I want to put out. I probably have like over 50 songs I’m really excited about. But I think this EP is one of a few that’ll be coming in the future. And the hardest part has just been figuring out which ones make the cut, which ones fit the story, like, ‘What’s the next little chapter in my music?’ And also, having this house song come out, how do I integrate some of those sounds with my previous sounds and then my future sounds? Where am I going sonically with this EP? It’s just been challenging but super fun to figure out. I don’t officially have a release date, but I think it’s gonna be November-ish. So, kind of the end of the year, fall time, everybody’s just sad…
Is it going to have a mix of old and new songs or is it going to be all new stuff?Yeah, I think it’ll be a mix of both. You know, I have so many songs I’ve written in the past year but also ones that I’m currently writing. I feel like every day, I write a new song that I’m like, ‘Aw, that’s sick, that should be on the EP.’ Again, I have 50 songs that I want to put out, so I think it’ll be a mix of both. Just trying to figure out what I want to say in that body of songs, that little package that I send out next to everyone.
On your socials, when you promote one of your songs on there, you’re always like, ‘Share this with someone who needs this or with someone who could hear something like this today.’ So, what are some songs that you turn to when you need them or some songs that comfort you?
Yeah, that’s a good question. I’m a very Bon Iver, Novo Amor type of guy. I have this playlist that I just listen to, and it’s a lot of Bon Iver and kind of music that is not always saying a lot of words, but it’s just comforting me. And then this guy Chris Lanzon is one of my favorite artists right now, he’s a good friend of mine too. His songs “June” and “Starlight” are ones I really like. And then this guy Mikey Ferrari has a song called “Wedding Bells,” which is also one of my favorites. And he’s just an artist that inspires me and comforts me at the same time.
And then my last question, this is kind of a fun one – out of creating music, performing music, and watching music live, how would you rank them from your favorite to your least favorite?
I think I like making music first. And then playing/touring. And then going to someone else’s show. I like making music because it’s super creative; I have an idea and then in 10 minutes, I can hear that idea. It’s kind of cool to put pen to paper and create something out of nothing. Touring is super fun, like being able to hop on stage and share my songs and my heart with people who are there to listen and get to experience my songs in real time with people. Just to see someone singing my song is such a surreal thing for me because that person singing it, maybe it means something totally different to them than it does to me, and yet we’re both singing the same song and there together. You feel this connection. And then I do like going to shows, I go to a lot of shows. But I feel like I’m such a producer/performer person that I’m always thinking, ‘That’s a good idea for my show.’ It’s harder for me to sit there and enjoy the show because I’m always taking notes and wanting to improve my own stuff. But yeah, that’s where I would rank them, I would say.
I think that’s everything I had, is there anything else you wanted to share?
Yeah, I mean, I have a show coming up in L.A. that I’m opening on September 7. And then, yeah, new song’s out, EP’s coming out… I just did this DJ set for Coca-Cola and posted that whole thing on my YouTube, so that was fun to be able to play my new song in a DJ/house, upbeat format. So yeah, just got some of those things going and more stuff coming down the pipeline.
You can listen to “bring your love (to the light)” here.
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