NSW Central Coast native Nathan Hawes has announced today details of his brand new five-track EP, I Wasn’t There released Friday February 12th. The EP will feature first single ‘Left With The Wolves’.
With all songs self-penned, Nathan conjures a soulful, melancholic sound comparable to indie artists such as Bon Iver and James Blake as well as the emotive styling’s of Ben Howard and rousing soulful folk of Fleet Foxes.
“I don’t make a set time to sit down and write new songs, it just happens as a result of something happening in your life. You write it down and it evolves into a song. It’s such a strange process releasing new music to everyone, not knowing what they’re going to think about it,” says the 18 year old singer-songwriter.
First single ‘Left With The Wolves’ shines a spotlight on Nathan’s percussive guitar playing before weeping slide guitar and soundtracks an emotionally raw tale of two lovers heading in different directions. Australian producer Jan Skubiszewski (Jackson Jackson, Way of the Eagle, Dan Sultan) has perfectly captured the songwriter’s compositions, framing them with his own additional slide guitar, synths and organ.
Nathan’s independently released Left With The Wolves EP rose to the top of the iTunes charts in 2015 and expanded his social media following to more than 60,000 Facebook fans and 125,000 Instagram followers. He has amassed hundreds of thousands of hits online for his covers and original songs, notably his rendition of Drake’s ‘Hold On We’re Going Home’ which has now been viewed over 187,000 times.
Following his 2 SOLD OUT Melbourne shows last weekend , Nathan continues his first National Tour of Australia, giving those thousands of fans the opportunity to see this rising talent grace their local stages.
NATHAN HAWES NATIONAL TOUR
Fri 29 Jan – Portland Arts Centre – Portland VIC
Sun 31 Jan – Jive Bar – Adelaide SA
Sun 7 Feb – The Astor Lounge – Perth WA
Thu 11 Feb – Gracelands – Central Coast NSW
Sat 13 Feb – The Lair at Metro Theatre – Sydney NSW