There’s something incredibly refreshing about Jack Nolan‘s latest offering. We think this is due to the record’s minimalist character, a stripped-back guitar and vocals setup that focuses the listener’s attention on Nolan’s nostalgic and introspective songwriting. Also, there’s a heightened sense of peace and restraint that permeates the record, and in that sense, Jack’s vocals feel calming and cathartic, a warm aural embrace that provides a break from the chaos of our world.
Across four like-minded episodes, ‘Tell It to the Birds: Live Acoustic Sessions’ sees Nolan teaming up with longtime musical collaborator, producer and multi-instrumentalist Justin Weaver on a haunting, Americana-infused journey. Deep, arpeggiated guitars provide the perfect counterpoint for Nolan’s wisdom-filled vocal tone. There’s something timeless in it all, and that’s perhaps the EP’s biggest advantage: being totally untied by modern popular culture, evoking storytelling from another era.
‘Tell It to the Birds: Live Acoustic Sessions’ has been recorded at Nashville’s Curb Studios, and it’s now out for everyone to enjoy, via Quay Records. Based in Sydney, Jack Nolan has spent a lifetime refining his songwriting and navigating between folk, alt-country and rock. In the new EP, we observe the Aussie troubadour at his most honest, truly peeling away layers and context to deliver a wholesome, unfiltered version of his artistry.
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