Canadian rock/blues artist Garret T. Willie unveiled the title track to their forthcoming debut album on Friday.

The rising artist said this about the new track, which can be heard below:

“I wrote that while I was in Vancouver and it’s actually the first song that Parker and I wrote together. I was going through a breakup at the time and I thought I was fine and ‘It is what it is’ and all that, but I remember sitting on the edge of the bed and starting to well up a little bit and reaching back to where she used to be when she was with me and feeling that empty space and thinking about her, so I picked up the guitar and started coming up with this chord progression, writing these lyrics to that progression while thinking ‘Well, I’ve had this pain before. This is the same pain with a different face.’”

Pre-orders for Same Pain can be made here. The title track is available on digital services right now here.

The artist has a handful of festival appearances and headlining gigs coming up in the following weeks, which can be seen below. Tickets are on sale to the general public right now here.

Garret T. Willie tour dates

August 26 – Victoria, BC – Harbour Blues’n Roots Fest

September 7 - Kelowna, BC - Red Bird Brewing

September 8 - Nelson, BC - Spiritbar (w/Five Alarm Funk)

September 9 - Cranbrook, BC - Ed Fest

September 15 - Rossland, BC @ Between the Peaks Festival