In 2011, DIY singer-songwriter Nathan Edwards released his full-length album ‘New Season’. While not always perfect, it featured music delivered straight from the soul, its pastel shades often gently uplifting. For his second release, Nathan explores a few songs from the catalogue of Stephen Foster, a man credited as being the “Father of American music”. Foster’s catalogue of songs is centuries old – and the weariness of age and the heartfelt nature of some of his lyrics are both well suited to Nathan’s own sense of warmth.
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ALMOST CLASSY – Almost Classy EP
Almost Classy – a four piece outfit comprising members from all over the US – bring various elements of classic pop rock together on their debut EP. Music fans will be about to pick out a myriad of influences throughout these five tunes and the active nature of the band’s arrangements are such that different people could well hear different things, but somehow Almost Classy blend their influences into a wholly enjoyable package that sounds like the work of a band far better than mere copyists.