steven winton turns a country hook into a full euphoric dancefloor moment

wee small hours is steven winton’s new single, and it does something most country-pop tracks don’t even attempt: it earns its own EDM drop. recorded amid the scenic charm of royal deeside in aberdeenshire and mastered at london’s metropolis studios, the track opens on stomping acoustic hooks, a lovely clapped rhythm and raw vocal harmonies before dropping into a heavy, four-on-the-floor electronic beat. it’s built to soundtrack the chaotic tail end of a night out, the late escapes, the bar-room resilience, and the moment the dust finally settles and the ground feels solid again.

steven winton is an independent songwriter and artist from aberdeenshire, scotland, working right at the crossroads of organic storytelling and festival-sized energy. we’ve a lot of affection for the north east of scotland, so it’s great to hear this one. especially because steven’s songs stay rooted in real acoustic songwriting even as they reach for the kind of scale usually reserved for the main stage. this one’s a track built for big speakers, late-night drives and – most definitely – bar-room crowds everywhere.

as a track, wee small hours feels loud, cathartic and kinda confident. country-pop songwriting and edm don’t often meet this comfortably, and here it lands as a genuine triumph. we love it.

thank u for making this steven winton 🫡

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