{"id":90374,"date":"2025-03-25T13:21:53","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:21:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=90374"},"modified":"2025-03-25T13:21:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T12:21:54","slug":"stephen-thomas-encourages-us-all-with-back-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2025\/03\/stephen-thomas-encourages-us-all-with-back-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Thomas Encourages Us All With &#8216;Back Home&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Stephen Thomas&#8217;s single, &#8216;Back Home&#8217;, serves as a powerful tribute to that place which shapes us all &#8211; home. <\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are times when we mistakenly think that going back home is tantamount to giving up. But it&#8217;s quite the opposite. Even through the hardest of times, and the most doubtful of moments, home is where the heart is. It&#8217;s where we find our roots, where we planted firmly in the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Thomas knows this. With &#8216;Back Home&#8217; he celebrates the strength to be found in returning to where it all began, and embracing the changes that inevitably come with it. His alt-rock sound is timeless while amplifying his simple message, and it&#8217;s certainly resonated with many. While this is the second track of his we&#8217;re reviewing, it was actually his debut, and since its release, &#8216;Back Home&#8217; has found its way to some of the most prominent editorial streaming playlists, charting near the top 60s on Active Rock\/Mainstream radio, and amassing more than 300,000 TikTok views in less than a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The music video for &#8216;Back Home&#8217;, also directed by Will Thomas, takes us to the hustle and bustle of New York City. The life of a young woman, played by Ava Breeze, appears to be unravelling, as she both loses her job and her apartment. She&#8217;s standing at the crossroads of life, and faced with only one choice &#8211; to go back home. It&#8217;s a hard decision to make, but once she finally does it, the relief is totally tangible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Thomas is backed by city landmarks in Brooklyn and beyond as he sings his deeply heartfelt lyrics, and the track serves as a testament to finding true happiness &#8211; a message we can all relate to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch &#8216;Back Home&#8217; below, and find out more about Stephen Thomas and his music online on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/steveotvinc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/StephenTMusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/stephentmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stephentmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@stephentmusic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rc63gZweqAo?si=mMWx7VOngKm-Z2Xl\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Thomas&#8217;s single, &#8216;Back Home&#8217;, serves as a powerful tribute to that place which shapes us all &#8211; home. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":90378,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"Stephen Thomas's single, 'Back Home', serves as a powerful tribute to that place which shapes us all - home. 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