Searows, AKA singer-songwriter Alec Duckart, has kicked off 2026 with the release of ‘Dirt’. It’s a tender, reverb-soaked ballad that feels wide and cinematic in scope, despite being based on little more than his airy voice and warm acoustic guitar arpeggios. “We all have the knowledge that we and everything around us is finite, and we all have a different way of dealing with that fact,” he says on the story behind the track. “It isn’t something that has ever been comfortable for me, but I can’t spend my life uncomfortable with it. We all inevitably return to the dirt, but you can’t ease the anxiety over it by trying to dig the hole early.” ‘Dirt’ is taken from Searow’s upcoming debut album, Death In The Business Of Whaling, which drops on January 23rd, 2026, and you can catch him live around the UK and Europe this Spring. -Dan Peeke