John Mark Nelson kicked off a new chapter today with his new song "Bright."

The wonderful, shimmering new track is the first single off his upcoming Hideaway EP, which is out April 8 via Nightshop Music. It's an ode to the positivity his then-newlywed wife brought to his life had had all but given up on his career.

“I created 'Bright' in a tiny apartment in Saint Paul, Minnesota shortly after getting married,” recalls Nelson. “I was in somewhat of a downward mental spiral because the career that I thought was panning out for me, sort of fell apart in a quick hurry. The only thing that felt truly bright in my life at that moment was my wife."

He adds: "For the production of the song, everything is built around a fast picked classical acoustic guitar. The cool thing about that guitar is that it was actually my wife’s when she was a kid. So it’s the first song I made on that instrument after our stories’ combined.”

Hear the new song below.