Press Play At Home: Watch Nick Vyner Get His Groove On With A Performance Of Unreleased Track “Stones”

Rising pop act Nick Vyner dips into his bluesy side with "Stones," a brand-new song that lays out the highs and lows of a rollercoaster relationship. Vyner co-wrote the song with Stanley Randolph — an acclaimed drummer best known for his work with Stevie Wonder — and a prominent drum line is a major feature of this groovy, funk-leaning song.

In fact, in this episode of Press Play at Home, Vyner's performance opens with a spotlight on the drums. Wearing a John Mayer T-shirt, the singer's drummer kicks off a rolling drum melody that pairs perfectly with the angsty first riff of an electric guitar. 

As Vyner's voice joins the party, the emphasis stays on the backing instruments who lend the song its blues-inflected, groovy flair: His vocal line crests along atop a prominent melody, adding just one more instrument to a jam that's based around rhythm, groove and a feeling of angsty excitement that matches the song's lyrical themes of a hot-and-cold relationship that leaves both parties coming back for more.

The intricacy, emotion and musical mash-up of "Stones" is the latest installment in what's becoming Vyner's signature sound — an intricate, genre-bending blend of influences, which tap into both the loneliness and the raw, visceral excitement of young love.

Hailing from Houston, Texas, Vyner had a breakout hit in 2020 with "Mood Swing," which went viral on TikTok and netted over 2 million streams on Spotify. This year, singles like "Foundation" and "Flood" have helped him build his catalog, making good on the singer's hopes for releasing "a TON" of new music in 2022, according to an interview with Melodic Mag.

"Like most artists, I spent all of quarantine working on music in my bedroom studio," he told the publication in April. "So, I have a ton of unreleased songs that I'm finishing up and getting ready."

Press play on the video above to dive into Vyner's next musical chapter. Keep checking back to GRAMMY.com for more episodes of Press Play at Home. 

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