Daniel Avery has released a new single, ‘The Ghost of Her Smile’, featuring Julie Dawson of NewDad. It’s the latest preview of his upcoming album Tremor, out 31st October.
The track shows Avery working with a live vocal lead for the first time in years. Dawson’s performance is central to the song’s pull – steady, clear and human against Avery’s restrained backdrop. The result is simple but affecting, less about production trickery and more about tone and feeling.
“The longer I live with Tremor, the more this track feels like a shining light on the horizon after a night in the fog,” Avery said. “I’ve been a fan of NewDad from the moment I heard them – one of those stop what you’re doing and turn up the radio moments – so I’m truly excited to have Julie Dawson on this record. To me Julie is the embodiment of a modern rock star: enigmatic and formidable yet utterly beguiling. Her energy, her light, make the world of Tremor shine for everyone to see.”
Tremor follows Avery’s 2022 record Ultra Truth and continues his move toward more direct, emotionally grounded writing. He’ll launch the album with a show at London’s Barbican on 8th November, with several in-store events to follow.
