Tamworth-born, New South Wales South Coast-based artist Andy Golledge will release his second album, , on Friday, 19 April.

The highly anticipated follow-up to his 2022 debut album, , arrives after his first album surpassed even the loftiest expectations, winning the AIR Award for Best Independent Country Album/EP.

In addition to the win, charted #3 on ARIA’s Top Vinyl Albums and #4 on ARIA’s Australian Country Albums. The album was also nominated for Best Country Album at the 2022 ARIA Awards and Best Alternative Country Album at last year’s

CMAA Golden Guitar Awards.

His second album will journey through life’s changes – including ageing, finding new love and settling in new environments – and nowhere is that clearer than the first single, which just happens to be the title track.

is the second taste of the album, following the already-released , released last year.

Golledge said about his new single, “It’s anything but a song about being young, dumb and wild; it's more about holding onto that inner child that helps you create more freely. It reflects my efforts to come to terms with performance anxiety and setting myself free on stage.

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The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Ryan Miller at Sydney’s Hercules Street Studios and promises to be another collection of “Alt-Country-esque Dad Rock” songs. You can pre-order/pre-save (the album) .

Golledge won’t just be releasing new music this year – he’s set to appear in the upcoming Stan original series,, alongside Miranda Otto (), Noah Taylor (), Will McDonald () and Sherry-Lee Watson ().

Golledge was signed to I OH YOU’s roster in 2019, with DMA’S members Matt Mason and Johnny Took describing him as “

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Following his performance at the 2022 edition of Splendour In The Grass, Golledge was named “the crossover hit of the festival” in a of the three-day event.