Heartfelt country storyteller Clancy Pye today delivers an emotionally charged new single, ‘Days Like This’ – a deeply personal and moving reflection on love, loss, and the way special milestones can magnify the absence of those we’ve lost.
Penned on the first day of a new school year, ‘Days Like This’ was inspired by a poignant moment she witnessed on social media – a photo of children who had recently lost their father, standing on their front doorstep in their school uniforms. While most families were celebrating the start of a new chapter, Clancy was struck by the heartbreaking reality that for some, these milestones serve as a reminder of the people who are no longer there to share them.
“This song came about as a reflection on real-life loss,”Clancy shares. “It explores how those special days that we associate with being full of joy and happiness can feel very different when the people we love most are no longer here to celebrate them with us.”
Produced by acclaimed country music producer Sean Rudd at The Vault Studios, whose credits include Luke O’Shea and Lyn Bowtell, ‘Days Like This’ was brought to life in the studio with an incredible lineup of musicians, including Clancy’s brother Mickey Pye on guitars and Pete Drummond on drums.
“Bringing this song to life in the studio with Sean, Mickey, and Pete was really special,” Clancy says. “We all shared a similar vision for where we wanted this song to go, and elevating the powerful emotions in the lyrics was at the forefront of our minds. As a songwriter and musician, making people feel something when they hear a song you’ve created is what we’re always striving for.”
Complementing the single is a powerful and raw music video, directed by David Smyth of The Studio Door Creative and filmed inside Emmaville Cottage in Orange, NSW. The video incorporates home video footage from a real-life family who experienced a similar heartbreaking loss – Clancy’s former primary school teacher, who passed away at just 36, leaving behind a wife and two young children.
“We wanted to create something raw, authentic, and emotional,”Clancy explains. “There were so many unplanned yet special moments where lyrics I was singing were being played out on the walls behind me. It felt really special to incorporate his story into the video and pay tribute to him in some small way.”
Raised on a farm in Oberon (NSW) surrounded by a musical family, Clancy grew up with country music in her blood. She cut her teeth playing in bars and has since grown a large and dedicated fanbase drawn to her captivating songs and poignant songwriting.
With half a million streams to date and performances at festivals across Australia and internationally, Clancy Pye is quickly cementing herself as a powerful storyteller in Australian country music. She’s appeared twice as a finalist in the prestigious Toyota Star Maker Grand Final, rocked the Gympie Music Muster, CMC Rocks and CMA Fest (Nashville) and Big Valley Jamboree (Canada) stages as a guitarist for the likes of Mickey Pye and Kaylee Bell, and recently opened a string of shows for Tania Kernaghan and Jason Owen.
With ‘Days Like This’, Clancy Pye delivers a stirring reminder of music’s power to heal, connect, and tell the stories that words alone cannot. With more music on the way and a debut album on the horizon, Clancy Pye is an artist to watch – one whose songs don’t just play – but truly leave a mark.