Nathan
There are multiple artists referring to the name Nathan. 1. A Canadian band… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists referring to the name Nathan. 1. A Canadian band 2. an English singer 3. a fake singer played by Matt Watson.
1. The Canadian band: “Lift me out of this dustbowl and hand me a champagne"
Key Principles, Nathan
What is western music? Is it the sound of the wide open plains or a smoky saloon? Tales of taciturn men and long-suffering ladies who cry tears in their beer? Or has that tradition been replaced by something more complicated, where horses have become fast cars and saloons are now strip malls, but even in the most urban setting, there's the restless, rough-and-tumble feel of a frontier town, and everyone still yearns to get the hell out of Dodge sometimes?
It's that kind of west that Nathan taps into on their third album, Key Principles. The Winnipeg band, singer/guitarist Keri Latimer, singer/accordionist/banjo-ist/guitarist Shelley Marshall, bassist Devin Latimer and drummer Damon Mitchell harness the essence of the Canadian Prairies in the same way songwriter Jim White puts his finger on the idiosyncrasies of the American South. From John Paul's Delivery, a nostalgic ode to sneaking out of the house to "campfire fuelled by some old fence / skies like planetariums," to Trans Am, whose gentle thrum is the sound of small-town restlessness ("This is not a great escape / no miles to go no distance gained / the foreground bends to let me by / it knows I won't leave it behind"), Nathan documents the paradox of places that are somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
It's a sound the band has been honing since the release of their 2001 debut, Stranger,and refined on their sophomore album, the Juno-nominated Jimson Weed, which brought home awards and garnered critical kudos across North America. For Key Principles, however, Nathan wanted to uproot their rootsy sound a bit. To that end, they enlisted producer Howard Redekopp (New Pornographers, Tegan & Sara), who introduced an expansive sonic palette that helped the band navigate the line between their two-steppin' tendencies and their pure pop passion. There's room here for Brill Building melodies, Kurt Weill cabaret and Tex-Mex mariachi. The banjos are balanced with horns; the twang is tempered with a little Theremin and the cantering rhythms are accented by handclaps.
That's not to say Key Principles is slick. In an age of push-button music, Nathan's songs feel endearingly, alluringly homemade (a philosophy that goes farther than just the songwriting -- consider the quilts hand-stitched by Keri and Shelley that decorate the stage at live shows and serve as evocative album art). And the homey feel follows through to Key Principles' subject matter, which often centers on the idea of domestic life.
That's no surprise. Family can't help but influence on the two songwriters, as Shelley is mother to a toddler and Keri was seven months pregnant while recording the album. But in true Nathan fashion, that domesticity has a dark side; in every dream home a haunting. It's a darkness that's belied by the clear, sweet voices twining around each other like ivy, but below all the sun-dappled leaves reaching upward, there's a twisted, gnarled root that burrows into dark places "So heavy-hearted / you've been combing the carpets / turning over the couches / ear and glass to the wall," they sing in Secrets.
But that duality is a big part of what defines the Prairies, after all: darkness and light. And Nathan captures it all, the modern, old-fashioned sound of the lonesome, crowded west.
from the official website: http://www.myspace.com/nathanofficial http://www.nathanmusic.ca
3. the Matt Watson character: Nathan is a fictional character played by Matt Watson, often posted on the SuperMega YouTube channel. He first appeared in the song My Two Lovely Uncles, singing about his two lovely uncles. He is a huge fan of Christmas and posts yearly Christmas albums to spread holiday cheer.
1. The Canadian band: “Lift me out of this dustbowl and hand me a champagne"
Key Principles, Nathan
What is western music? Is it the sound of the wide open plains or a smoky saloon? Tales of taciturn men and long-suffering ladies who cry tears in their beer? Or has that tradition been replaced by something more complicated, where horses have become fast cars and saloons are now strip malls, but even in the most urban setting, there's the restless, rough-and-tumble feel of a frontier town, and everyone still yearns to get the hell out of Dodge sometimes?
It's that kind of west that Nathan taps into on their third album, Key Principles. The Winnipeg band, singer/guitarist Keri Latimer, singer/accordionist/banjo-ist/guitarist Shelley Marshall, bassist Devin Latimer and drummer Damon Mitchell harness the essence of the Canadian Prairies in the same way songwriter Jim White puts his finger on the idiosyncrasies of the American South. From John Paul's Delivery, a nostalgic ode to sneaking out of the house to "campfire fuelled by some old fence / skies like planetariums," to Trans Am, whose gentle thrum is the sound of small-town restlessness ("This is not a great escape / no miles to go no distance gained / the foreground bends to let me by / it knows I won't leave it behind"), Nathan documents the paradox of places that are somewhere in the middle of nowhere.
It's a sound the band has been honing since the release of their 2001 debut, Stranger,and refined on their sophomore album, the Juno-nominated Jimson Weed, which brought home awards and garnered critical kudos across North America. For Key Principles, however, Nathan wanted to uproot their rootsy sound a bit. To that end, they enlisted producer Howard Redekopp (New Pornographers, Tegan & Sara), who introduced an expansive sonic palette that helped the band navigate the line between their two-steppin' tendencies and their pure pop passion. There's room here for Brill Building melodies, Kurt Weill cabaret and Tex-Mex mariachi. The banjos are balanced with horns; the twang is tempered with a little Theremin and the cantering rhythms are accented by handclaps.
That's not to say Key Principles is slick. In an age of push-button music, Nathan's songs feel endearingly, alluringly homemade (a philosophy that goes farther than just the songwriting -- consider the quilts hand-stitched by Keri and Shelley that decorate the stage at live shows and serve as evocative album art). And the homey feel follows through to Key Principles' subject matter, which often centers on the idea of domestic life.
That's no surprise. Family can't help but influence on the two songwriters, as Shelley is mother to a toddler and Keri was seven months pregnant while recording the album. But in true Nathan fashion, that domesticity has a dark side; in every dream home a haunting. It's a darkness that's belied by the clear, sweet voices twining around each other like ivy, but below all the sun-dappled leaves reaching upward, there's a twisted, gnarled root that burrows into dark places "So heavy-hearted / you've been combing the carpets / turning over the couches / ear and glass to the wall," they sing in Secrets.
But that duality is a big part of what defines the Prairies, after all: darkness and light. And Nathan captures it all, the modern, old-fashioned sound of the lonesome, crowded west.
from the official website: http://www.myspace.com/nathanofficial http://www.nathanmusic.ca
3. the Matt Watson character: Nathan is a fictional character played by Matt Watson, often posted on the SuperMega YouTube channel. He first appeared in the song My Two Lovely Uncles, singing about his two lovely uncles. He is a huge fan of Christmas and posts yearly Christmas albums to spread holiday cheer.
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Nathan Lyrics
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Masterpiece Pt. 1 I never met a girl like you before So take my…
Masterpiece Pt. 2 Let's be rebels of love, it's our specialty It's just you…
Pick Me Up Suzie Waking up I feel the weight Of another day The lonely sinkin…
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Right Now “I’m pretty sure I don’t got a lot of time…
Round & Round I'm finding myself the long way round It's where I'm meant…
Round And Round Listen You don't understand all the love that I gave…
Running Tried to make it up, my way I don’t want you…
Scarecrow Step up right, squeeze in tight, I feel a podium…
Secrets You and I have been together for a while Keeping secrets…
Stone I don't care, about what they say Like what would you…
Stranger A wanderer walking for miles In a desert wasteland countrys…
Tell Me Why? Sorry I was none the wiser Blind to think I was…
The Boulevard Back Then I like to walk around my dark house Preparing for the…
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They Can't Take Me Away Wot started out as an infactuation turned real Whe i got…
Waves I'm tryna hold on But time runs up too fast Everything chang…
Without You There's nothing left to run away from But if there was…
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