New single arriving Dec. 2, 2025 blends personal loss with cinematic, radio-ready ambition
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based indie rock project Sunday Morning is set to release its most immediate and emotionally direct work to date with the upcoming single “Carry the Sky,” scheduled for public release on Dec. 2, 2025. Led by songwriter and frontman Bruce Wilson, the project has built a reputation for poetic, art-driven rock rooted in lived experience. This latest track sharpens that approach into a sweeping, accessible statement that confronts love, grief and remembrance with uncommon clarity.
Clocking in at just over five minutes, “Carry the Sky” draws on indie-pop, alternative rock and Brit-pop influences while retaining the dramatic edge associated with artists such as David Bowie, Nick Cave and Iggy Pop. The result is a song designed to resonate both emotionally and sonically, positioning Sunday Morning for broader radio reach without sacrificing its introspective core.
A Personal Tribute Shaped by Loss
At the heart of “Carry the Sky” is a deeply personal narrative. Wilson wrote the chorus following the death of his close friend Christian, and completed the verses after the loss of his sister, Juliet, soon after. Unlike much of his previous work, which often relies on allegory and abstraction, the song speaks more directly to its emotional source.
“Sunday Morning has always been a very personal project and the subject matter of the songs come from my direct experiences though they’re often masked in allegory and poetic license,” Wilson said. “‘Carry the Sky’ differs from previous songs because it is, at its essence, a tribute to two beautiful people I loved dearly who died and left intangible chasms in my life that will never be filled.”
Despite its origins in grief, Wilson said the song was never meant to remain fixed in sorrow. “I didn’t want this song to be stuck in my grief but to have a sense of celebration for these two lives who brought so much love, compassion and wisdom into my life,” he said. That balance between mourning and uplift shapes the song’s tone, allowing it to acknowledge loss while affirming connection and memory.
Recorded at a Landmark Canadian Studio
“Carry the Sky” was produced and mixed by Jamey Koch at Vancouver’s Warehouse Studio, with additional production by Felix Fung. Koch, whose credits include The Tragically Hip and Copyright, also contributed bass, additional guitars and backing vocals. The recording features Kevin Rose on guitars, Chris Gestrin on piano and keyboards, Share Dada on drums, and Lone Willow on harmonies.
The emotional context of the recording process informed the final result. “Jamey also knew Christian well and had himself experienced recent familial loss,” Wilson said. “He had an innate and intimate knowledge of exactly how to present this song and did such a beautiful job.”
The Warehouse Studio, located in Gastown’s oldest brick building, was restored by Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams and has become one of the country’s most respected recording spaces. Over the years, it has hosted a wide range of international artists, and Sunday Morning’s decision to record there situates “Carry the Sky” within a lineage of ambitious Canadian recordings.
The Long Arc of Sunday Morning
Sunday Morning is the creative vision of Wilson, a veteran of the Vancouver music scene whose career has spanned decades and cities. After the collapse of his late-1990s grunge-punk band Tankhog, Wilson spent years in New York and Detroit before returning to Vancouver, where recovery from addiction reshaped his creative direction. Writing in isolation at the historic Waldorf Hotel, he laid the groundwork for Sunday Morning’s self-titled debut in 2016.
That album was named best Vancouver album of the year by The Georgia Straight and marked the beginning of a creative resurgence. Since then, the project has continued to evolve through collaborations with producers and musicians including Felix Fung, Stephen Hamm, Chris Birkett, Dave Genn and Howard Redekopp, while maintaining its emotional throughline.
A Song Meant to Be Shared
At its core, “Carry the Sky” is an act of remembrance offered through music. “The crushing weight of loss is a universal inescapable gravity and yet trying to express it is so difficult,” Wilson said. “I have certain spiritual beliefs that allow me to talk to Juliet and Christian often and I hope they like this song as they carry the sky.”
As Sunday Morning prepares to release the single, “Carry the Sky” stands as both a personal milestone for Wilson and a resonant offering for listeners navigating their own experiences of love and loss.
