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Holly

by Nick Waterhouse

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Lute FP I haven’t been this into an artist in a long time. Channeling Van Morrison and the Animals and all things great about 50s and 60s blues/rock/R&B, and distilling it into an essence so pure and timeless that it is a mystery why the man and the band aren’t a global phenomenon.
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Rob O. Nick Waterhouse captures the spirit of this genre. Like Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings they make records like they used to. Yes, I went for the LP version as I have been going a little vinyl crazy lately. I also own "Never Twice" which is the latest and in my opinion the best one so far. But, you can't go wrong with this one. I hear a bit of early Elvis Costello and that's not a bad thing. Great R&B/Soul/60's rock and roll sound! Favorite track: Holly.
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High Tiding 02:48
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This is a game I wish it wasn't so. Before we get started there's one thing about it that you should know: That this is a game please remember my words, and don't get upset when you don't get what you think you deserve This is a game you get visions of thieves; Watch your deck stack, get taken back, and turned up sleeves. But this is a game and those who play with skill aren't quite saying it's do or die but anyway, you're gonna get killed This is a game
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It #3 03:03
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Holly 02:43
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Dead Room 02:49
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'Holly' embodies the struggle of his early forays. During “This Is a Game,” Waterhouse sets up a snarly, post-surf guitar solo with a succinct statement of a cynical outlook: “This is a game / Please remember my words / And don’t get upset when you don’t get what you think you deserve.” And on the gothic-soul strut “Let It Come Down,” he meditates on the inevitability of pain. “If there’s gonna be rain tonight,” he sings in a stoic croon. “Let it come down.”
It’s clear from this material that Waterhouse is in the midst of his own becoming. He isn’t the type to let ecstasy take over, like Van Morrison, or to drawl away in a consum- mately laid-back register, like Mose Allison. In the tension between his wry lyrics and crisp arrangements, you hear the expression of a worldly skeptic who’s also—when it comes to his art—a sanctified believer. Whoever it was that Nick Waterhouse wanted to be matters less now; these days, he just sounds like himself.

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released March 4, 2014

Produced by Nick Waterhouse & Kevin Augunas

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Nick Waterhouse Los Angeles, California

Nick was born in 1986 and grew up in Huntington Beach, known predominantly for UFC, commercial surf culture, and tanning salons. He established his musical sensibili- ties in the middle of the burgeoning southern California Psych-Garage scene while retaining his unique perspective on the spirit of American Rhythm & Blues and Rock & Roll. ... more

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