With his latest single ‘Little Louis’, Tom Collins continues to prove that he can still capture the kind of moments that reveal themselves in his instinct for turning fleeting emotion into something that sticks with you.
Anchored by jangly guitars and a melody that sinks in throughout, the track delivers a gut-punch of emotion without ever tipping into melodrama. It’s about two kids lost in the cracks; not looking for a saviour, just for a way out. Collins doesn’t flinch from the darkness. Instead, he lights a match and walks us straight through it.
There’s an immediacy to this song, the kind that makes you feel like you’re listening in on someone’s confessional, only louder, messier, and set to the pulse of a band that sounds like they’ve lived every line.
What’s most striking about Tom Collins is his ability to tell a story without dressing it up too much. He leans in, lets the imperfections breathe, and trusts that honesty will carry the melody. And it does. It’s the quiet strength that comes from surviving what no one should have to.
There’s a generosity to ‘Little Louis’, a sense that he isn’t just singing for himself, but for anyone who’s ever looked around and thought, “there has to be more than this”. In giving voice to that ache, he gives us a reason to keep pushing forward.
For fans of artists like Sam Fender, Phoebe Bridgers, or early Kings of Leon, anyone who finds beauty in bruises and poetry in the mundane, this one’s going to hit hard in all the right ways.
