#1 Dads Releases New Single 'Hard Questions'

Hot on the heels of singles 'Already Something' and 'Nothing Less', ' Hard Questions' is #1 Dads' third and final taste of his fourth studio album, Every Little Fire, out Friday 16 October via Pieater.

The piano ballad finds Tom Iansek crooning about the compromises needed to make a relationship work.

"Sometimes in our lives there are a lot more questions than there are answers," Iansek says. "This is the other side of the coin to 'Already Something'. Amongst the slow-building resilience and beauty that comes from sticking a relationship out, there is the everyday, where you must show up continually to your life and the decisions you make, often far from the best version of yourself. In this everyday, you naturally question your decisions — 'should I stay?', perhaps — amongst a slew of other difficult questions."

Produced and mixed by Iansek in his makeshift bedroom studio, Every Little Fire is the London-based Aussie's most personal effort yet. Working with London-based musician Chris Hyson and engineer/drummer Lloyd Haynes, with remote contributions from bassist Antoine Katz, bandmate Gus Rigby, vocalist Georgia Potter, Jordan White (aka BrailleFace) and engineer Isaac Barter on strings, the album is a stripped-back affair revolving around Iansek's move to the UK as a young father of two.

"It was not an easy thing to do," he says. "It has been an insane, wonderful, chaotic, intense and joyful period of my life."

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Six years on since his last Australian tour, #1 Dads returns this October and November for a slew of headline shows.

First announcing 17 intimate gigs, demand has caused Iansek to add a further five dates, including an additional Adelaide gig.

Performing tracks from his new album alongside fan favs, #1 Dads' Australian tour kicks off at the Mapleton Pub on Kabi Kabi Land/Sunshine Coast on Wednesday 21 October and continues with concerts across Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria, the ACT and South Australia (two shows at the Grace Emily on Friday 27 November), before wrapping things up with two gigs at Mojo's on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November in Walyalup/Fremantle. Tickets on sale now at musicyourdadsmake.com.

An elated Iansek shares, "As you may already know, I moved to the UK a few years ago, but I have thoroughly missed Australia, and I have really missed being on the road. I've missed the pre-show nerves, chatting to people after shows, the Hume, coffee and car tunes, finding the best place to eat.

"This tour is special as I'll be performing by myself, which is fairly new to me and certainly new to #1 Dads. The beauty of this means that I can take the show well off the beaten path, which you can see from all the amazing regional dates. I’m so stoked to be performing all of these shows, playing some new tunes from the album (along with some classics), and I hope you can make it along to one. There’ll be an array of merch too, which has all been designed by me."

'Hard Questions' is out now. Listen here. Every Little Fire is out Friday 16 October via Pieater. Pre-save/pre-order here. Catch #1 Dads performing at the Grace Emily on Friday 27 November. Tickets are on sale now at musicyourdadsmake.com.

#1 Dads – Every Little Fire

1. 1Evaluation Period
2. 2Already Something
3. 3Hard Questions
4. 4Every Time
5. 5Love No Light
6. 6More Than Fish
7. 7Excuses
8. 8Tonight, Alive
9. 9Nothing Less
10. 10On A Winter’s Day
11. 11Post Card
12. 12Prophetic