Single Exclusive: Jade Mia Broadhead – My Mum’s Hometown

Following her acclaimed 2025 debut Delicate Flower, Prickly Thorns, Jade Mia Broadhead (Dinky Bossetti, Transtock) returns with My Mum’s Hometown—the first single her upcoming album, Orphans. Written in the wake of her mother’s passing from cancer in July 2025, and her father’s death in 2020, the release turns her gaze toward Hebburn: a town tied deeply to her family roots, yet now filled with memories and absence as Jade continues to navigate grief, identity, and finding her place in the world.

Lingering guitar tones and rich, sombre bass pull the listener into an evocative soundscape, anchored by steady beats and Jade’s beautifully composed, emotive vocals. There’s an earnest, folk-like charm to the memorable, lo-fi anthemic chorus, while a contemplative guitar solo and soft breakdown give the track room to breathe—setting up a final chorus that pulls you in for one last embrace before it goes.

The three-track release also includes two thoughtful B-sides. All My Friends offers an uplifting celebration of stepping off conventional paths in a hostile world, while One Breath serves as a vulnerable, hopeful lifeline for anyone struggling through depression and the current negative rhetoric about the trans community from politicians and the media. It’s a gentle reminder to simply keep breathing.

We’re delighted to be given an exclusive listen to the single ahead of its release on Friday 9th October. Here, Jade tells us a little more about the release…

“The song was written about my mum’s hometown of Hebburn, South Tyneside. My mum passed away in July 2025 & much of my forthcoming album ‘Orphans’ out in 2027 is about grief. My Mum’s Hometown is the lead single and is about a struggle for identity as well as a place to call home when your parents are no longer around. All proceeds from the Bandcamp single sales & the CD singles will be donated to Hebburn helps, the local foodbank. I will be playing The Globe in Newcastle on 16th October as part of the Mercury Prize Fringe shows. The song, as well as the album as a whole, was recorded with Harbourmaster aka Martin Francis Trollope between December 2025 & May 2026. Martin also contributes lead guitar, bass & drums to the track.”