Nick Karcher turns back the clock with “...waiting for you,” an emotionally charged new single due out March 13, 2026, that places the Chicago-based pop-rocker in conversation with his younger self, delivering its titular message—that someone is waiting—from the other side of growing up.

The mid-tempo track finds Karcher tracing the fractured family dynamics marked by substance abuse and emotional absence that shaped his childhood. Rather than recounting the events with bitterness, the now twenty-eight-year-old moves through these memories like a conversation across time; he offers perspective and reassurance to the ten-year-old version of himself who was too young to fully understand the environment around him. Through an alternating hook that pairs propulsive pop-rock energy with intimate melodies, Karcher pauses on different chapters of his life with lines like,

“Mommy’s sad and you haven’t seen your dad / But I’ll be waiting for you / Don’s thirteen taking things he shouldn’t have / But I’ll be waiting for you.”

Penned by Karcher alongside Rayven Burdette of Lake Drive and co-producer Michael Bono (Avril Lavigne, BLINK-182), the track mirrors the dreamlike space in which the conversation takes place. Glittering synths weave through distorted guitars as Karcher delivers his most emotional vocal performance to date, balancing vulnerability with the confidence his younger self needed to hear.

With “...waiting for you,” Karcher continues to define himself as one of Chicago’s most emotionally grounded voices in modern pop rock. Following collaborations with We The Kings, over half a million streams, and growing national attention, he is building towards his debut EP and the upcoming Welcome to the LOSERS Club Tour that kicks off in April 2026. The song stands as both a reflection and a waypoint—evidence that the kid who dreamed of stages from inside a broken home grew up, showed up, and is still waiting, just as much as he once needed someone to wait for him.

“...waiting for you” hits all major streaming platforms March 13, 2026.