Emma Worley - "Hardware Store in Heaven"

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Photo by Laura-Lynn Petrick

Emma Worley's upcoming album was created over a two year period marked with chronic illness, treatment, and healing. The latest single from that album, "Hardware Store in Heaven," is a laid back alternative country and folk song. It's quiet yet upbeat, with a surprisingly positive look at the afterlife. It's a simple song that isn't reshaping any genres, but is adding Worley's own spin to them, and mastering an existing sound. If you love modern folk and country (the non-bro form, obviously), you're going to love "Hardware Store in Heaven." The song's title could be enough to win you over...

Emma Worley says of her latest single:

“I have a special love for hardware stores and find it comforting to be somewhere that so many problems can be solved. I like wandering the aisles, pondering what I might fix. This song imagines ‘heaven’ as a place where nobody is in a hurry, forgiveness comes easy and the things that matter most are simple. It’s a funny, slightly irreverent take on the afterlife, but underneath it is a pretty sincere wish for another chance to be with the people we love.”

You can listen to "Hardware Store in Heaven" below. Forever Beginner is due out September 18 on Acronym Records. For more on Emma Worley, check out the artist on Instagram. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Sept 15 - Quai des Brumes, Montreal, QC  *

Sept 17 - Charlotte Arts Centre, Fredericton, NB *

Sept 18 - Harvest Moon Festival, Bridgewater, NS * 

Sept 19 - Babas Lounge, Charlottetown, PEI *

Sept 20 - House Show, Halifax, NS * 

Sept 22 - Commune, Truro, NS - *

Sept 23 - Greenslades, Sackville, NB *

* with Talel McBriar and Claire Hunter

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