Singer-songwriter Steve Stinson is continuing the journey towards his forthcoming debut album Cocoon, due for release in October 2026, with his latest single, ‘Evergreen’, a warm and reflective song about the passions that remain with us through every chapter of life.
Blending blues, folk and Americana with Stinson’s understated approach to storytelling, ‘Evergreen’ explores his lifelong relationship with music and the realisation that, despite changing careers, countries and priorities, songwriting has remained one of the few constants he has never been able to leave behind. More than simply looking back on that connection, the track captures the moment he decided it was finally time to give that part of himself the attention it had always deserved.
“Evergreen is about taking a part of me that’s never really fallen off my radar my entire life,” Stinson explains. “It’s always been something I’ve been passionate about and now is the moment where it not only gets put in front of other people, but also to really understand how others resonate with it.”
Born in Stillwater, Oklahoma and raised between the United States and Australia, Stinson’s life has been shaped by movement, adaptation and reinvention. His career eventually took him away from music, but songwriting continued quietly in the background, remaining a creative outlet that never completely disappeared.
Now based in Papua New Guinea, Stinson has reached a point where that lifelong creative impulse can no longer remain a side pursuit. ‘Evergreen’ grew from the recognition that music had survived every major change in his life, and that waiting for the perfect opportunity to pursue it seriously was no longer enough.
That sense of commitment gives the single an emotional weight that extends beyond nostalgia. ‘Evergreen’ is about acknowledging what has endured, but also about the vulnerability that comes with finally bringing something deeply personal into the public eye. After years of writing privately, Stinson is now discovering how those experiences and stories might resonate with listeners beyond himself.
The track also provides an important introduction to the themes running through Cocoon. Set for release in October 2026, the album centres on transformation and the ways people grow, adapt and reshape themselves through the experiences that define them. Across the record, Stinson explores identity, change, purpose and the passage of time, drawing on a life lived between different countries and cultures.
In that context, ‘Evergreen’ becomes a song about what remains when everything else changes. If Cocoon is concerned with the process of becoming, the new single considers the parts of ourselves that survive that process. Growth, Stinson suggests, does not necessarily mean leaving the past behind. Sometimes it means recognising the things that have quietly stayed with us and finally deciding to follow them.
Musically, Stinson draws inspiration from the storytelling tradition of Bob Dylan, while also embracing the expansive melodic qualities associated with Coldplay and The Fray. Blues, folk and Americana provide the foundations for a sound that places warmth, melody and emotional honesty at its centre, giving his lived experiences and songwriting room to lead.
‘Evergreen’ follows a run of singles that have begun to reveal the different chapters of Cocoon, gradually introducing listeners to an artist turning years of private songwriting into a more public creative life. Together, the releases trace connections between the places Stinson has called home, the choices that have shaped his journey and the ambitions that remained quietly present beneath the surface.
