Will Joseph Cook today announces details of this third studio album ‘Every Single Thing’, out Friday 20th May via Bad Hotel / The Vertex. He also shares the album’s lead single “Little Miss”, a warm, hazy sun-dappled track inspired by the giddy feeling of missing a lover. “Little Miss” comes complete with a video directed by frequent collaborator Bertie Gilbert and stars Jessica Anne Woodley, shot at Will’s house. Fans can pre-order ‘Every Single Thing’ here willjosephcook.lnk.to/everysinglethingPR and watch the video for “Little Miss” here: willjosephcook.lnk.to/littlemissPR/youtube
Of “Little Miss”, the first track written for the new album, Cook explains: “I was with my friend Eric Radloff and I had just got a Nintendo Switch. We both love that world and I was rediscovering a lot of wii/gamecube beats. I had been doing this thing on social media where I would take classic Nintendo soundtracks and writing melodies and lyrics to them. I wanted to do something with the same cute, jazz pop sound from those games. We were both just texting each other little ideas in that vibe. Eventually we landed on the chords and from there the entire song and lyrics came very quickly after. I had been away from my girlfriend for a good chunk of time, there was beautiful sunny weather outside – so I just walked around my garden and house, pulling words from what I felt around me. It had the same kinda sexy, fun charm that I had enjoyed writing with for ‘Be Around Me’.”
Will Joseph Cook makes music that will put a smile on your face. The indie-pop dreamer’s third album, ‘Every Single Thing’, is an exercise in joy: a collection of unashamed love songs, it’s a bubbling and exuberant reminder to cherish the present. The album’s ten meticulously crafted pop songs are a celebration of love that acknowledges the often-tumultuous journey that life can take us on. On ‘Every Single Thing’, Will Joseph Cook finds inspiration in the tradition of writing songs for and with someone special in mind in the style of old school crooners like Chet Baker or Elvis Presley.
Written with friend Eric Radloff, who releases music as Okudaxij, and LA-based writer-producer Matt Parad, he started work on the album in early 2021. “At first we were working remotely on a painfully slow countryside internet connection,” Cook remembers. “We sent each other stems and ideas and the first few tunes came together like that. Then it was just a case of finding a way to meet somewhere.”
That place ended up being Mexico. “I got an Airbnb for two weeks and we did all the pre-production there. In our suitcases, we had a mini-studio that we set up in an apartment block. We whittled it down to 10 tracks and went on from there to LA. Basically, you had to be in Mexico for two weeks and then you were allowed to enter the US. It was pretty wild,” he continues. “But then I ended up being in the US for quite a while. I was away for two months and the album was finished and mixed. It felt old school. I went to a place, recorded and left with a new record. I think those limitations and those pressures were good.”
Alongside “Little Miss”, Cook previously released “4AM”, an “overly poetic voicemail for someone you love” from ‘Every Single Thing’ which lands in May. Will Joseph Cook’s third album follows his 2020 sophomore ‘Something To Feel Good About’, which featured viral smash “Be Around Me” – the song found huge success on TikTok where 1.2 million videos were made with the sound – and his 2017 debut ‘Sweet Dreamer’.
Will Joseph Cook is one of the UK’s brightest young talents. Now 24 years old, Cook has been developing his multi-dimensional approach to crafting infectious songs since he was just 14. Finding inspiration in everything from the youthful indie charms of Phoenix, Vampire Weekend and Darwin Deez to the diverse singer-songwriter tones of Benny Sings, Eels and Neil Young. To date, he has amassed over 120 million streams worldwide across all platforms and released his sophomore album in 2020 via his own label Bad Hotel, via The Vertex.
Pre-order ‘Every Single Thing’ here: willjosephcook.lnk.to/everysinglethingPR
Stream “Little Miss” here: willjosephcook.lnk.to/littlemissPR
Watch the video for “Little Miss” here: willjosephcook.lnk.to/littlemissPR/youtube