{"id":119078,"date":"2025-01-11T00:01:30","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T00:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2025\/01\/11\/this-is-the-new-year-a-great-big-world-returns-with-new-single-ep-and-tour-coming-soon\/"},"modified":"2025-01-11T00:01:30","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T00:01:30","slug":"this-is-the-new-year-a-great-big-world-returns-with-new-single-ep-and-tour-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2025\/01\/11\/this-is-the-new-year-a-great-big-world-returns-with-new-single-ep-and-tour-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"This is the new year: A Great Big World returns with new single, EP and tour coming soon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ian and Chad LLC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As A Great Big World<\/strong> once sang, “This is the new year,” and a new year means new music.<\/span><\/p>\n

The duo, who released a Christmas single with Pentatonix<\/strong> over the holidays, has now put out a song called “<\/span>then there were sparks<\/span><\/a>.” It’ll be included on an EP of the same name, due out Feb. 21. The five-song collection will also\u00a0feature another new song, “Go On,” as well as three reimagined versions of their hit “Say Something,” to celebrate that song’s 10th anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

In a statement, A Great Big World’s Ian Axel<\/strong> said, “<\/span>Over the last few years, I had found myself gradually singing\u00a0a<\/span>nd performing less.\u00a0A<\/span>nd\u00a0a<\/span>s time passed, I just became more and more\u00a0a<\/span>fraid of it. I kept making excuses for myself,\u00a0a<\/span>nd I felt like I was losing my\u00a0a<\/span>bility to dream. I knew there was still this fire, or this spark within me that I had been ignoring,\u00a0a<\/span>nd it needed nurturing.”<\/p>\n

“So for me, this song is\u00a0a<\/span>bout re-discovering myself\u00a0a<\/span>s\u00a0a<\/span>n\u00a0a<\/span>rtist, and the magic that comes when you tap into your heart to create something new.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Feb. 27, A Great Big World will begin an intimate mini tour, visiting City Wineries in Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C. and New York. Tickets go on sale Jan. 17 via\u00a0a<\/span>greatbigworld.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n