Sometimes there's just no point in trying to figure out what you want to be when you grow up. The trials and tribulations of childhood rarely determine what we become. With Nick Shelton's music, there's a strong argument that being able to tell a story about your life in unflinching honesty outshines any misfortunes with music early on. Disinterest in a few music classes didn't stop Nick from dusting off his grandfather's guitar. With a few chords settling in under his fingers at the outset of his high school years, it was obvious to Nick that he would forego flash for substance. It's this unspoken mantra that has given birth to deeply personal compositions such as "Adrianna" and "Carolina's Twilight Creeping" from his debut album Average Everyday.
In his live set, Nick's warm, unforced stage presence lends itself brilliantly to his songs. There is an aged beauty that whips around every note he sings that is both tempered and unforgettable. It's as if his voice is an audible photo of the West Virginia coal town where he was born and raised and the Tennessee college town where he came of age. While hovering in the stylistic territory of John Prine, Bob Dylan and Elliott Smith, Nick has found his own distinctly dusty musical road to travel and leaves his signature on the walls of the stops along the way. His follow-up album with critically acclaimed Nashville indie label Me and the Machine Records is due out in May 2008. This sophomore release entitled Crazy Jo and Other Stories will feature label mate Andrew Dolfie (The New Whole Usuals) ..s as well as Kevin Arrowsmith (Josh Gracin) on mandolin and fiddle. Recently, Nick relocated to Charleston, SC and the future is looking bright for him in the low country.
Good sir, how ye be? I have a couple of your fine tunes on playlists...you, rubbin' shoulders with the likes of Neil Young and Nico, just where you belong ;) Love & Light, JaDee
so she replied... everyone who knew him said he was a saint he sings with dusty melancholy and i'm left feeling this way ears filled with guitar strumming just sitting here with our philosophies in the shadows and the rain with sorrowful strings we're all just movie stars so sing your song and love every breath! (that is to say, i certainly dig the tunes.) Love&Light, JaDee
Hello...Thank you very much..I know the band comments can be pretty cheesy, but we had to say Hi to all our new friends...since you and others gave us a chance...and we care very much about people giving us their time...thanks again
