Cormac Thompson Releases New Single “Days Like These”

After the success of his first two albums, A Borrowed Gift (2023 – Independent) and Hear My Voice (2020 – Decca UMG) collectively sold over 3,500 copies, ‘one to watch’ young vocalist Cormac Thompson (15) is back with his fourth single release this year.

Now forging his path as an independent artist, in 2023, he won ‘Artist of the Year’ (Young Adult) at one of the world’s biggest independent music awards in Nashville Tennessee. 2024 sees him nominated for another “Josie” – can he win it again?

Cormac’s new track, “Days Like These,” demonstrates how, yet again, he is taking his music in a different direction and how his haunting vocals earned him a record deal with Decca when he was just 11 years old.

Since 2021, Cormac has been recording and releasing music independently. With performances at The Royal Albert Hall, The London Palladium, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall, and Belfast’s Waterfront Hall, he is no stranger to large audiences and prestigious venues.

In combination with his interviews on ITV, BBC1, Sky, and Channel 5, Cormac is earnestly solidifying his place in the emerging talent field. He is also building a strong, supportive fan community, so far gaining him 2.2 million Spotify streams and eight million YouTube views to date.

“Days Like These” sees Cormac at an exciting point in his career, as he is free to experiment with genre, direction, and individuality. Originally written by Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter Janis Ian, it was a welcomed, refreshing project by Cormac.

He states:

“I’m very lucky to have done some amazing things because of my singing.”

Tackling themes of grief, self-reflection, conflict, and acceptance, Cormac says the track helped him process his grandfather’s passing and the upsetting context surrounding it. Capturing his unique, personal input, Janis Ian thanked Cormac for “not copying all my phrasing, but making it his own instead.”

Not only does this demonstrate Cormac’s mature and sensitive approach to music, but the infinite ways in which he uses his talents to interpret different songs and styles.

The accompanying music video is set in 1985 and portrays Cormac’s family history, with Cormac himself playing his father. Made in collaboration with his award-winning film-maker friends, Elijah Anthony and Sean Treacy, it has received Janis Ian’s seal of approval as she observes the video and song “as though they were created for one another.”

Cormac Thompson “Days Like These” single artwork