Adam Newling Gets Honest About Self-Worth, Addiction & His Debut Album

On the Record with Poppy Reid · Aug 25, 2026 · 1h 5m

Adam Newling has built his music around the messy parts of being human; friendship, heartbreak, addiction, love, regret and everything we often struggle to put into words.In this episode of On The Record, Adam sits down to unpack the story behind his breakout song “Sweetness”, including how an argument with a close friend helped inspire the song and why some of its most memorable lyrics came from completely different moments in his life.

But this conversation goes much deeper.Adam opens up about his relationship with sobriety and substance abuse, the moments in his life he wishes he had…