CLANCY PYE SHINES A LIGHT ON SMALL TOWN STRENGTH WITH HER NEW SINGLE ‘MY HOMETOWN’
Country music riser Clancy Pye delivers a driving country-rock anthem that celebrates the pride and resilience of small-town Australia on ‘My Hometown’. Built on big vocal hooks, punchy guitar licks and an unmistakable sense of heart, the track shines a light on the places that shape us long before we realise it.
Inspired by Clancy’s upbringing in Oberon, a small town in the Central West of NSW, ‘My Hometown’ captures the universal details of country life – one road in, one road out, familiar faces, shared histories and communities that punch well above their weight.
“My Hometown is a song that was largely inspired by where I grew up – it’s a town of less than 3,000 people,” tells the singer-songwriter. “There are no traffic lights or chain stores. There’s one main road into town, and one main road out.”
While it’s easy to measure towns by what they lack, Clancy flips the narrative, placing the focus firmly on the people who keep these communities alive.
“Without a big population, I think it’s so easy for people from bigger towns and cities to overlook rural towns for all that we might be missing. But what we don’t have is made up in spades by the people inside those tight-knit communities who are the lifeblood of every country town.”
Written as both a tribute and a love letter, ‘My Hometown’ invites listeners to reflect on the places that raised them – wherever that dot on the map might be. To visually bring that sentiment to life, Clancy filmed video content for this song across towns throughout the Central West of NSW and beyond, intentionally shining a light on familiar streets and local landmarks to invite listeners to see themselves – and their own hometowns – reflected in the song’s lyrics.
Produced by Sean Rudd ( Mickey Pye, Lyn Bowtell, Luke O’Shea) at The Vault Studios in Sydney the recording process focused on creating a track that felt anthemic yet personal, while enlisting a veritable A-list of musicians.
“I recorded this song at The Vault Studios in Sydney with my producer and bass player, Sean Rudd, and was lucky enough to work with some seriously talented musicians, including Pete Drummond on drums and my brother Mickey Pye on electric and acoustic guitars.
Clancy and Mickey later added the last pieces of the puzzle at his own studio in Bathurst, grounding the song even further in the places and people that inspired it.
‘My Hometown’ follows Clancy’s 2025 single ‘Hey Mama’ and is taken from her forthcoming debut album Feels Like Home, set for release in 2026. With more than 500,000 total artist streams to date, the release marks another confident step forward for an artist who has spent years quietly refining her craft.
Raised in a musical family and having written more than 150 songs during the COVID years, Clancy has deliberately taken her time – prioritising songwriting, authenticity and connection over noise. That patience now shows in a body of work that feels assured, lived-in and deeply personal.
Clancy is no stranger to the road, having built her career through years of touring. She’s been a Top 10 Toyota Star Maker grand finalist, performed at the prestigious CMA Fest in Nashville and lit up some of Australia’s biggest stages at Gympie Music Muster and CMC Rocks. In recent years, Clancy has toured extensively across regional Australia as part of Tania Kernaghan & Jason Owen’s ‘Let Your Love Flow’ tour, performing as support while also playing guitar, keys and backing vocals in the band.
As she looks toward the release of her debut album and plans for a regional tour, Clancy is raring to take these songs back to the communities that inspired them.
“As I approach the release of my forthcoming debut album ‘Feels Like Home’ I’m looking forward to piecing together a regional tour to get out and perform these songs across communities that have been so supportive of my music over the last few years.”
Punchy and anthemic, ‘My Hometown’ heralds a new chapter for Clancy Pye with its contemporary sound and honest storytelling. The track stands as a reminder that while some towns may be small, their impact is anything but.
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