CD Review: Nathan Beaver -- Universal You; Playing Smith's Olde Bar's Atlanta Room, September 18
By Scott Roberts
You have to admire Nathan Beaver’s tenacity. The Atlanta-bred singer/songwriter (now living in Nashville) began recording the follow-up to his 2004 debut CD in ...Read More
I finally nailed down the setlist for tomorrow night's Nashville Universal You CD release show at the Darkroom (1200 Villa Place, Suite 300):
bethany church road
night after endless night
for change's sake
piecing together the world
shame on me
heavy hearts (acoustic)
...Read More
After much deliberation and over analyzation, we have our album order! The track list will go as follows:
1. Piecing Together the World
2. Clever
3. Standby
4. Mason Jar
5. Elizabeth
6. Someone Else
7. Your Next Move
8. Corner
9. Sunday Morning
10. Shame On Me
11. Heavy Hearts
12. ...Read More
And yes, thats 2/21 of THIS year.
For the last two weeks, Will has been neglecting his duties as a husband and father of two (only one wife) in order to churn out mixes of Standby, Piecing Together the World, Clever, ...Read More
Please see below for a rare glimpse into my personal emails. And as I told Will, we're gettin' there...
From: Nathan Beaver <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 6:15 PM
Subject: Mix Commentary, Version 1
To: Will Robertson <xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Will,
See attached, and thanks for your ...Read More
Only a-holes quote their own songs, I know...
I’m on a plane to Nashville to help Jessica celebrate her 30th birthday, which happens to be tomorrow, which happens to be the same day as the Smith’s show I’ve been hammering you ...Read More
1:35 p.m.
Man, the Chick-Fil-A cows are gonna be pissed when they find out where milkshakes come from.
1:56 p.m.
I'm sitting at Mark Van Allen's studio, where Will and I have come to capture a bit of MVA's pedal steel magic on ...Read More
Will sent me the "Shame on Me" vocal comp from Tuesday night (see "Studio 3/10"), and believe it or not, it wasn't that bad at all. In fact, I think we're going to keep it.
I'm learning, you see, that the ...Read More
Have you ever had one of those nights when every time you open your mouth to sing, it sounds like a werewolf shit down your throat?
Well, tonight was one of those nights for me. I decided to tackle the vocals ...Read More
i’ve done all within my power
short of everything
to make her mine
now there’s nothing left but waiting
but i’m not worried
i’ve go the time
this time she’s got me where she wants me
this time she’s got time enough to spare
she knows right where ...Read More