Paul Noyola releases his new single “Heaven Can’t Deny” on September 8, previewing his forthcoming album 40, out October 30.

“That message became ‘Heaven Can’t Deny,'” Noyola says. “The new single asks what love looks like when the world feels uncertain and beyond our control, and answers with a simple promise. I’ll never leave your side.”

Red Dirt artist Cory Morrow calls it “darn good,” adding Noyola “has a really cool, unique sound.” Houston singer-songwriter John Evans says Noyola’s voice “crosses genres but sits comfortably on your front porch,” and urges listeners to “turn on ‘Heaven Can’t Deny’ and then let the entire album 40 play.”

40 took years to finish. “It is the sound of having walked through the dark night of the soul,” Noyola says. “What remains is the person who came out the other side. Braver, stronger, and wiser.”

Noyola started playing guitar in his early teens after his family moved from Port Arthur to rural Brookeland, Texas, and was writing and performing across East Texas within a year. He fronted his first band at 15, covering Bob Wills and Ray Price, and spent his twenties and thirties fronting two original hard rock projects.