Kevin Morby Shares ‘Nursery Rhyme’ A new single ft Lonnie Holley With all proceeds donated to Everytown for Gun Safety

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Kevin Morby
10.28.2026

Kevin Morby has today shared new single ‘Nursery Rhyme’, a Bandcamp-only release featuring Lonnie Holley with all proceeds benefitting Everytown for Gun Safety.

On ‘Nursery Rhyme’, Kevin Morby writes:

“In light of recent events, I’ve decided to release a new song called ‘Nursery Rhyme’ – a song I’ve had in my back pocket that I’ve been hesitant to release ever since recording it in summer of 2025.

It is far and away the darkest and most violent song I’ve ever written and because of that, I am releasing it on my Bandcamp only – a corner of the internet that one has to willingly go to, as I did not want to run the risk of the song popping up in any sort of algorithm or entering someone’s psyche without permission.

So, trigger warning: Nursery Rhyme contains themes of gun violence against children.

Themes, of course, that we are inundated with on our screens on a daily basis. Themes that, as a new father, make my heart break for the parents and their children in a way that was not possible before.

But writing Nursery Rhyme has provided a space for my anger to temporarily live. Maybe you can put some of your collective anger into listening to the song and maybe it can also provide you with a bit of catharsis. I hope so.

It’s hard to know what else to do in a country where the powers-that-be worship inside the church of weapons of mass destruction and value profits over the lives of our children. Sometimes you just gotta scream.

It is also not lost on me that, as we approach the tenth anniversary of ‘Beautiful Strangers’, I have once again found myself writing another topical protest song surrounding gun violence in America. A decade on, though, this new song is much less optimistic than its predecessor.

With that being the case, I thought it important to bring in the mighty Lonnie Holley to come cleanse the air after my singing cuts out. Once the dust settles, Lonnie blesses the song with his wisdom and hope. Thank you, Lonnie. It’s such an honor to share some sonic space with you.

I recorded ‘Nursery Rhyme’ after dropping into a session happening at Sam Cohen’s studio last year while he was working with the great French band Petite-Vallée, and we ended up recording this song with them as the backing band. Cochemea Gastelum later stopped by to lay down some saxophone.

You can pay what you want for ‘Nursery Rhyme’ and all proceeds will go directly to Everytown for Gun Safety – an organization I wholeheartedly support and believe in.

Sending love to you all,

Xoxo km”

Stream/purchase ‘Nursery Rhyme’

Earlier this year, Kevin Morby released his eighth studio album, Little Wide Open. The album was widely praised by fans and critics alike, leading to appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and CBS Saturday Morning, as well as rave reviews in New York Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork, The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Times, Stereogum, and more, with the latter crowning the album his ‘greatest collection of songs to date’.