Nick Ward reflects on his adolescence with upcoming debut album, 'House With The Blue Door'

Nick Ward has announced his debut album, 'House With The Blue Door'.

The full-length is set for release on 4th October, ahead of his support tour with Troye Sivan. Alongside the announcement, Ward has shared the new single 'All Your Life', which explores themes of nostalgia, bittersweet endings, and grappling with depression.

The album, completed just before Ward's 22nd birthday, was inspired by an exhibition of Hilma af Klint's 'The Ten Largest' (1907) paintings in Sydney.

"It's about family, childhood, and the difficult relationship we have with the past," Ward says of the album. "I think your early-twenties is about coming to terms with your childhood, especially after finishing high school and experiencing more of the world. Starting therapy really made me realise how much emotional baggage I was holding onto, and this record was made while I was unpacking all of that.

The music video for 'All Your Life' was co-directed and edited by Ward and his twin brother Tom, using super 8 footage from the 1950s and 60s, filmed by their grandparents in Malaysia and Perth, Australia. "When I was 10, I made my first film using family photographs on iPhoto with a Foo Fighters song, which sparked my interest in filmmaking. Ten years later, after our grandma passed away, we found a suitcase of unseen photographs and super 8 footage filmed by our grandfather during their journey from Malaysia to Australia, which we used in the 'All Your Life' music video and album cover."