Christopher Owens returns with first new music in seven years, shares dreamy new single, ‘I Think About Heaven’

nme.com:

Christopher Owens has released new music for the first time since 2017, in the form of the hopeful single ‘I Think About Heaven’.

Check it out below.Released today (July 30), ‘I Think About Heaven’ finds the former Girls frontman in a state of serenity. It’s his first release since ‘Vante’, an EP with Curls — a collaborative project with drummer Cody Rhodes and bassist Luke Baće.Over a meditative acoustic guitar, Owens contemplates some of life’s biggest questions, before finding solace in the concept of heaven. ”I think about heaven and I smile, I think about heaven and I break into a big grin,” he sings, sounding genuinely at peace.Owens, who grew up in a travelling religious community, has previously explored religion through his music. ‘I Think About Heaven’, sees him directly reference Psalms 42, as he sings “as the hart panteth after the water brooks / in this way my soul searches for your love.”You can download the track here.Following a recent motorcycle accident that left him immobilised, battles with homelessness and the death of his former Girls bandmate Chet “JR” White in 2020, Owens turned to music for respite, referring to songwriting in a press release as his “constant companion”.Owens announced he was leaving Girls in 2012, and has since released two solo albums — the first being 2013’s ‘Lysandre’, which he shortly followed with a free acoustic version. ‘A New Testament‘, his second solo album, was released in 2014.In a 2012 interview with NME, he explained his reasons for departing Girls.