Releas­ing his first new music in three years, UK musi­cian Joe Hicks chan­nels grief and con­fu­sion into the dra­mat­ic sin­gle Time is a Thief out 29th August.

Hav­ing built his pro­file in the years lead­ing up to his 2022 debut album The Best I Could Do at the Time, Joe Hicks has been praised for his sol­id song­writ­ing and remark­able vocal skills, hit­ting falset­to notes with ease. 

The track deliv­ers a com­pelling mix of emo­tion and ener­gy, anchored by a tight, punchy rhythm sec­tion. Joe’s vocals are a stand­out fea­ture: expres­sive and open, and able to add a sense of warmth and sin­cer­i­ty that ele­vates the song. What makes it espe­cial­ly effec­tive is its feel-good vibe, which seems almost tai­lor-made for a live per­for­mance. You can eas­i­ly imag­ine the track spark­ing real ener­gy from an audi­ence when per­formed on stage.

Liv­ing in Bris­tol in ear­ly 2024, Joe was going through a lengthy breakup, while also deal­ing with the loss of his father. He worked hard not to give up with music and chan­nelled his emo­tions into his song­writ­ing and the result is the emo­tion­al­ly charged new sin­gle Time is a Thief.

Says Joe: ‘Time is a Thief was a song that when I had fin­ished the lyrics it revealed to me how I was tru­ly feel­ing at the time, being in a mind­set that every­thing was both point­less and mean­ing­less. It showed me the stages of grief I’d been going through since los­ing my Dad, where I was cur­rent­ly at, and also how that expe­ri­ence had shaped my out­look on life.’

There is more new music to come from Joe lat­er in the year.

Joe Hicks Time is a Thief release date 29th August 2025