The Days Mountain Boy

• 1 Noom 04:49
• 2 Keel 03:52
• 3 Millions 03:10
• 4 Lucky 04:11
• 5 Let It Lie 03:42
• 6 Dais 03:08
• 7 Very Like You 04:20
• 8 Good Night Babe 04:44
• 9 These Are The Days 00:52
• Total Runtime 32:48

Info for The Days

Mountain Boy delivers his debut album The Days, a 9-track reflection on the ebbs and flows of life and the necessity of gratitude.

Featuring already released tracks Let It Lie, Lucky, Noom, Dais and Keel, the album includes four brand new tracks Millions, Very Like You, Good Night Babe and These Are The Days.

The musical nom de plume of Aaron Clarke, Mountain Boy is a project that's garnered praise from all corners, and his debut record is undergirded by his journey as a songwriter and producer. “Compared to my previous bodies of work, I leant into my tastes more and embraced the quirks, rather than shying away from them,” Clarke explains.

Lead track for the album Millions unfolds as an honest narrative, inspired by thoughts of a late night drive. Free from doubles and delays the artist usually favours, the track offers a pleasant point of difference on the project, that elevates the record from folk, to folk rock.

Mountain Boy

Mountain Boy
began as an act of discipline and obsession. In 2018, Aaron Clarke undertook a year-long project to write, record, and release a song every week – a challenge that produced over fifty songs and laid the foundation for Mountain Boy. In 2019, five songs from that project were re-recorded with Nic Manders at Roundhead Studios and released under the Mountain Boy name for the first time.

Later that year, Clarke relocated to London after signing with UK label Kartel Records. The move – and the deal – proved short-lived. With the onset of COVID-19, Clarke returned to New Zealand disillusioned and close to walking away from music.

Instead, the return home marked a turning point. Between 2020 and 2022, Clarke began writing the songs that would form Mountain Boy’s debut album The Days. After purchasing a home in 2022, he built a studio in his backyard and slowly pieced the record together in isolation. The Days was released in 2024.

Over the following months, Clarke formed a band with close friends and made the decision to part ways with management – a move that proved pivotal. Entering his first year as a fully independent artist, Mountain Boy headlined tours across Australia and New Zealand and recorded a second album with the band, titled The Nights. The album is set for release on 7 August 2026.

Uninterested in shortcuts or spectacle, Clarke is committed to the long road – a project defined by patience, discipline, and a quiet confidence in the power of the song.

This album contains no booklet.