The final song before Reason To Believe is released this Friday. Today, Kip Moore released a new song called “The Darkness,” which is part of the tracklist for his forthcoming 7th studio album Reason To Believe. The record is named for an unreleased song he’s played for years that fans have been patiently waiting on a studio version of for a long time now. The record comes on the heels of his 2025 album Solitary Tracks, which served as his sixth studio album and first under Virgin Music Group. Kip says this album encompasses his “daily thoughts” that come straight from the heart: “I felt like I was describing more of who I am as a human. This album is my daily thoughts. In here. It’s an ‘in here’ kind of thing.” Themes for the record find him opening up about grief, faith and the weight of time, and during the recording process for this album, Brett James, who was a mentor to Kip, tragically passed away. Brett was a part of writing what are still some of Kip’s biggest hits in “Hey Pretty Girl,” “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” “Beer Money,” and “Running for You,” so Kip felt it was only right to name the album “Reason to Believe,” because of how much James loved the song, which Kip wrote with Dan Couch and Scott Stepakoff. Moore produced the entirety of the album with Andrew DeRoberts, marking the first time he worked with the DeRoberts. He has already released the lead single “Levee,” as well as one called “Faith In The Wind,” and “The Darkness” was written by Kip along with DeRoberts and Luke Preston. It finds Kip struggling with a lot of dark and depressing thoughts and feelings, as he recalls a conversation with Janie, a recurring figure in some of his songs, and how she tells him she can’t “pull him out of that river” and is cutting his “anchor” from her rope: “Janie asked If I’d ever seen the light If ever heard the sound of Saint Cecillia’s Choir I was dumbstruck Standin’ with my hands in the fire Tryin’ to stay warm in the winter She leaned in across a thick cloud of smoke She said boy you’re an anchor and I’m cuttin’ rope Try to look on the bright side, have a little hope But I can’t pull you out of that river” He goes on to say in the chorus that the “darkness just likes me too much,” and he admits Janie is right because he would “lose his voice before I call for help”: “I guess the darkness just likes me too much Every time I find the light I feel that touch Down a long black hole And I’m lookin’ around Tryin’ to find the door but I can’t get out And if I fall too deep I scare myself I think I lose my voice before I call for help Damn this darkness just likes me too much” It’s a very honest and raw reflection of how many of us have probably felt at one point or another, and I think we’re in for some really great stuff on this album that we don’t have to wait too much longer to hear, as it is out everywhere this Friday. He doesn’t hold back when it comes to being incredibly truthful with any given subject matter, even when it’s hard, and even though it’s tough, “The Darkness” is a great example of that and you should definitely check it out here: “The Darkness” “Levee” “Faith In The Wind” Reason To Believe Tracklist: 1. Levee (Kip Moore, Luke Preston, Hank Born) 2. Get What Ya Give (Kip Moore, Luke Preston) 3. The Darkness (Kip Moore, Andrew DeRoberts, Luke Preston) 4. Heartbreaker (Kip Moore, Jaren Johnston, Casey Beathard) 5. Headlights (Kip Moore, Andrew DeRoberts) 6. You & Me (Kip Moore, Andrew DeRoberts, Hillary Lindsey) 7. Faith In The Wind (Kip Moore, Andrew DeRoberts, Luke Preston) 8. Reason To Believe (Kip Moore, Dan Couch, Scott Stepakoff) 9. Lonely Tonight (Kip Moore, Casey Beathard) 10. Long Time Coming (Kip Moore, Andrew DeRoberts, Luke Preston) 11. Wild Things Like You (Kip Moore, Dan Couch) 12. Sober (Kip Moore, Manny Medina, Dave Nassie, Erich Wigdahl, Hank Born, Will Lynde) 13. Josephine (Kip Moore, Manny Medina, Dave Nassie, Erich Wigdahl, Hank Born, Will Lynde)The post Kip Moore Struggles With “The Darkness” On Incredibly Raw New Single From Forthcoming Album, ‘Reason To Believe’ first appeared on Whiskey Riff.