“Drink The First Light” is the new standalone single from Adam Ross, featuring fellow Scottish songwriter C Duncan. Out now on Fika Recordings, the track marks one of the poppiest and most polished moments of Ross’s solo work, driven by melody, texture, and a bright sense of momentum that feels immediate and open-hearted.
The song began life as an experimental home recording before growing into something sleeker and more abstract. Ross describes it as a departure from his usual narrative-heavy writing, allowing the production to lead the emotion. The response to the single highlights its warmth and clarity, with its hook-forward approach landing as buoyant, confident, and quietly infectious.
Lyrically inspired by seasonal shifts, “Drink The First Light” frames sunlight as a necessity, written from the perspective of an inverse vampire craving brightness and optimism. Duncan, initially brought in as a mixing engineer, added instrumentation and vocal harmonies that deepen the track’s glow. The single follows Ross’s 2024 album ‘Littoral Zone’ and serves as a joyful palette-cleanser before work begins on his next full-length release.