Noah Kahan has released two new heartwrenching and moving singles in anticipation of his fourth studio album “The Great Divide.” So far he’s released the title track and “The Porch Light,” both dazzlingly emotional songs as Kahan has come to be known for. Though the teasers to his new album reveal Kahan hasn’t branched out from his traditional folksy sound, it’s not an unwelcome continuity.

The sound has been largely absent from popular music in the 2020s, which is more heavily inclusive of catchy processed vocals and synth. Instead, Kahan’s music is reminiscent of 2010s icons like Mumford and Sons. It’s guitar-heavy and the individuality of each song stems more from vocal and lyrical choices than melodic differences.

Kahan’s new singles have a darker sound than seen on “Stick Season” as Kahan laments the deep pain experienced by someone else in both tracks. “The Great Divide” features lines like “So I tried to read the thoughts that you’d worked overtime to stop / You said, ‘F–k off,’ and I said nothin’ for a while” in which Kahan examines a crumbling relationship filled with resentment and a growing “divide” between two people.

“The Porch Light” is sung from the perspective of Kahan’s mother as she worries about all her son could be pulled into. With swelling keys and guitar, the chorus sings, “I ain’t holdin’ breath, ain’t holdin’ any faith at all / And I’ll pray for you, be in pain for you / I’ll leave the porch light on / Heartbroken, each morning when it’s me that turns it off.”

Needless to say, excitement is mounting for another installment in Kahan’s discography, releasing April 24, whether he adapts his sound or sticks to the basics.