For years in Nashville, Wes Kirkpatrick lived in the shadow of sad songs. Heartbreak and melancholy seeped into everything he wrote- not out of choice, but because it was all that seemed to surface. Eventually, the weight of it all drove him back to the Colorado mountains, searching for space, clarity, and maybe a way back to himself.
He found more than that.
‘That Kind of Love’, the title track from his new EP, is the sound of that return- a song born from a moment when, almost by accident, joy crept back into the room. What was meant to be another slow, brooding piece for a film project emerged instead as something lighter, brighter, and quietly life-affirming. At first, Kirkpatrick thought it was too sentimental; in truth, it was simply happy, and he’d forgotten what that felt like.
Built on warm folk-pop foundations, the track blends breezy melodies with vintage hues, unfolding like a deep breath after years underwater. Lyrically, it’s a celebration of the love- in any form- that can appear out of nowhere and change everything. It’s tender without tipping into sweetness, grounded in the everyday while still lifting you a little higher.
For fans of Dawes, Bahamas, and Rayland Baxter, there’s a familiar warmth here, but Kirkpatrick’s shift in perspective makes it feel fresh- like the start of a new chapter rather than a continuation of the old one. ‘That Kind of Love’ doesn’t just chronicle the return of love; it captures the rediscovery of joy, and the moment an artist realises it’s not over yet.