NICK KINGSWELL - Brontide (LP)
(2020)
Label : Audio Network
Credits : Produced & co-recorded it with Nick. Played drums, synths, some guitars, did some string arrangements & added ornamentationals.
Info :
From “Premiere: Nick Kingswell’s ‘Brontide’ Offers Shelter From The Storm” by Eden Arielle Gordon at Pop Dust :
“Defined by Merriam Webster as "a low muffled sound like distant thunder heard in certain seismic regions especially along seacoasts and over lakes and thought to be caused by feeble earth tremors," brontide is the perfect word to describe the core emotions of the songs that comprise Kingswell's new release.
They're songs that feel born of turmoil, but not the kind of turmoil that boils over and burns—instead the songs evoke sensations of comfort, awe, and sometimes a measured peace. Layered with warm harmonies, slow-burning rhythms (like on "Blame") and shimmering strings (like on "Doubt,") the album is an expansive contribution from a folk artist whose warmth and rich sound resembles the work of Iron & Wine, Kodaline, or the Avett Brothers…”