Singer-songwriter Mike Evin has been wearing his heart on his sleeve for over 15 years, writing immediate and disarming piano pop songs with adventurous melodies that live inside you. His new single, the propulsive “The Ham In You,” builds on the vulnerable end-of-relationship theme introduced with his previous single, “I Almost Called You Babe,” but this time Evin is injecting some of the levity his fans have come to love in his music.

The song is a companion piece of sorts; the light to the dark of “I Almost Called You Babe.” Underneath the song’s breezy vibe of love and support is a clown who is crying. It’s a bittersweet ode to wishing your ex-partner well, all the while trying to appreciate what was had and mourn what was lost. While “Babe” was an exploration of Evin’s feelings of denial and confusion, “The Ham In You” found him in a brief moment of acceptance and wishing his ex well in a bittersweet moment.

“I knew that having the word ‘ham’ in the title might be jarring to some — and I tried changing it to ‘clown’, trust me, I did — but it just has to be ‘ham,’” explains Evin. “I feel the fact that it’s so specific and personal makes it ring true and makes up for the awkwardness of the title.”