Grace Cummings Releases New Christmas Single Featuring Jim James

GRACE CUMMINGS RELEASES “TIMES LIKE THESE” FEATURING JIM JAMES
Listen To Grace Cummings’ New Christmas Single “Times Like These” Featuring Jim James

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Australian singer-songwriter Grace Cummings has released “Times Like These”, a heartbreaking single for the Holiday season featuring Jim James of My Morning Jacket. Known for her commanding voice and emotionally potent songwriting, Cummings offers a song of comfort, compassion and resilience for those facing loneliness during the holiday season.

"Times Like These is for somebody that needs some comfort and some love," Cummings explains. "The Holidays boast joy and happiness and celebration and togetherness but it’s one of the most lonely times I can think of, for many people.

The state of the world leaves me feeling devastated, but maybe a tiny bit of it would be better if I tried to pick myself up and keep going, helped others, told somebody I cared about that I love them, make a small mark that somebody might find some beauty or comfort in.

This year, my friendship with Jim James has helped me to see some beautiful things in the world, and to be grateful for what I have. It is an honour to have him, one of my favourite voices of the past 20 years, singing with me on this song."

The release follows Cummings’ critically acclaimed third album Ramona (2024), recorded in Topanga Canyon with producer Jonathan Wilson. Hailed by Rolling Stone as one of the Best 100 Albums of 2024, Ramona earned praise for its emotional depth and vocal power, with Uncut noting its “heart-tugging drama” and PAPER describing it as “delicate soundscapes, swirling world-building.”

Following Ramona's release, Cummings toured extensively across the US, UK and Europe, appearing on Late Night with Stephen Colbert and performing live for KEXP. She also joined My Morning Jacket on their North American theatre tour, joining Jim James nightly for on-stage duets.

“Times Like These” continues Cummings’ evolution as an artist unafraid to blend vulnerability with raw strength — a Christmas song not of decoration, but of solace.