Toronto Songwriter John Muirhead Releases ‘The Nomad,’ His Most Mature and Expansive Folk Record Yet
Toronto-based troubadour John Muirhead returns with his anticipated new album, The Nomad, out now alongside the lead single, “Everything, Everywhere.” A record rooted in the restless beauty of “inbetween-ness,” The Nomad captures Muirhead’s reflections on love, heartbreak, wanderlust, homesickness, nostalgia, and self-discovery.
“These in-betweens are where we ask big questions and begin to really understand ourselves,” Muirhead says.
Recorded at Echo Plant Studio in Port Coquitlam, BC with producer Ryan Worsley (Dear Rouge, Luca Fogale, MONOWHALES), the album sees Muirhead stepping into his most mature songwriting yet. With contributions from close collaborators including Jon Bryant and Zach Zanardo, The Nomad is both expansive and intimate – a meditation on chasing dreams while longing for stability.
The lead single, “Everything, Everywhere,” co-written with Ryan Worsley and Jon Bryant over Zoom, is a cathartic exploration of love’s lasting tether – the way a person inhabits every corner of your life, in joy and in grief.
“When you fall deeply for a person, they become intertwined in everything you do,” Muirhead reflects. “Even after breaking up, everywhere you go there are reminders of the love you’ve lost. With ‘Everything, Everywhere,’ I wanted to capture that tethered feeling in both the best times and the worst.”
The recording of The Nomad wasn’t without its hurdles. Shortly after arriving in BC to record, Muirhead was hit with tonsillitis and a sinus infection, forcing him to push through vocal takes with the help of endless Throat Coat tea. Once back in Toronto, he re-recorded the vocals at MSTRTKS Studio with Zach Zanardo, racing against the clock to finish the record in time.