Luke Dame Rides Through the Stages of Grief on New Single "Wyoming"

Saint Albans, Vermont (January 23, 2026) — Based in Northern Vermont, singer-songwriter Luke Dame releases his introspective single, “Wyoming,” blending emotionally restrained songwriting shaped by his years living in Seattle with acoustic folk foundations. The track reflects on isolation and emotional withdrawal following a step back from public life, and will be released on January 23, 2026. Through this release, Dame hopes to share the kind of music he enjoys through authentic songwriting to capture his honesty and struggles.

Dame wrote “Wyoming” during a period when he stopped posting on social media actively, withdrawing from the public’s eye. In that silence, he realized that many people he believed were friends never reached out once he disappeared. Hence, the track captures the grieving process, particularly the anger stage, of accepting the absence of a community he thought he had.

Recorded at Serif Sound, mixed and produced by Koby Nelson, and mastered by Raelynn Janicke at Infrasonic Sound, the new single marks a focused and emotionally-grounded step forward as an emerging artist.

Luke Dame is a singer-songwriter based in Northern Vermont. He learned guitar as a child while playing in a church band, an experience that led him to join bands by the age of fourteen and ultimately introduced him to songwriting. Though Dame was involved in multiple music projects throughout his teens and early twenties, he eventually stepped away from music after facing a prolonged period of writer’s block.

In 2024, Dame and his girlfriend relocated from Seattle to a small apartment in Vermont, a transition that brought challenges as he adjusted from city life to a rural environment. During this period, Dame experienced a persistent sense of darkness that pushed him back toward songwriting. He went on to write over 30 new songs exploring themes of religious guilt and loss of faith, wanderlust, and the process of unlearning generational habits. At the core of Dame’s work is honesty. Where he once measured the value of his art by monetary success or status, he now writes simply to share his stories with anyone willing to listen.

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