REVIEWS/PRESS
- JIMSON WEED
GLOBE
AND MAIL | ...something mysterious at the core...as if to remind you
that home is just another word for the place where you keep your darkest
secrets. |
full article
WINNIPEG
SUN | Local alt-country quartet Nathan are now officially one
of the best folk groups in Canada.. |
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article
AMERICANA
-UK | ...one of the more interesting and original albums that
I have heard for a long time and there is no better compliment I can pay
them than that... |
full article
EXCLAIM!
MAGAZINE | TORONTO, ON | Stunning...soulful...unpredictable...an
overdose should be considered potentially serious and medical intervention
sought. | full article
NASHVILLE
SCENE | ...these rootsy ecumenists from Winnipeg get to the heart
of rural North American music without hillbilly kitsch or weary references
to the farm. |
full article
ACOUSTIC
GUITAR MAGAZINE | ...its cockeyed wit...and puzzling imagery...seem
perfectly mated to the ragged-but-right...instruments |
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article
IRISH
TIMES | ...Nathan's confident, eclectic and wonderfully entertaining
debut, Jimson Weed, continues to thrill months after its release. |
full
article
IRISH
TIMES review | ...a smart, witty, absorbing and tuneful collection
of...songs...all imbued with an engaging sense of friendly backwoods weirdness.
|
full article
PENGUIN
EGGS | ...a pleasure to hear a band willfully cooking up something
with such a unique flavour...Nathan have a good recipe and this is outstanding
fare. |
full article
MACLEANS.CA
| CANADA | Coming out of the vibrant, slightly off-centre Winnipeg arts
community...delivered a sophomore effort that takes a while to sink in.
| full article
TENNESSEAN
| ...McTighe's voice has that same pixie-gorgeous quality that made The
Sundays' Harriet Wheeler so irresistible. |
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article
WBUR
ONLINE ARTS | Nathan, Blanche, and The Sadies...all three
have created small gems that should not be overlooked. |
full
article
WINNIPEG
FREE PRESS | ...the band's commitment to exceptional songwriting-where
every lyric is wedded to an appropriate sound-remains. |
full
article
CALGARY
SUN | CALGARY, AB | ...poetically mixing the madness and murder
of gothic Americana with the creative imagery of modern music. | full
article
UPTOWN
MAGAZINE | WINNIPEG, MB | There’s a poetry and an ache...a
Wicked Witch looming darkly over a seeming romp through Wonderland. |
full
article
NOW
MAGAZINE | ...sounds like the Carter Family and Patsy Cline as
interpreted by Tom Waits and Holly Golightly. |
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article
FAST
FORWARD MAGAZINE | CALGARY. AB | "Rich and sweet, dark and deep" |
July 22, 2004 | full article
VUE
WEEKLY | EDMONTON, AB | "The League Of Nathan" | August 5, 2004
| full article
REGINA
CARILLON | Sharp Peg Indies Charm Audiences |
full
article
MORNING
STAR ONLINE | ...spinning weird visions of small-town madness,
murder and losers on the run...Tom Waits gone up-country. Bizarre and beautiful.
|
full article
ALL
MUSIC GUIDE | ...a nice place for Nathan to be, since it allows
them to access various styles and eras of music without being pigeonholed.
|
full article
NEWS-4U.COM
| INDIANA, USA | ... If you’re having sex, it may turn you into a super-duper
lover of epic pleasure-giving capabilities. | full
article
MUSICEMISSIONS.COM
| ...remind me of female country artists like Kasey Chambers or a happier
Lucinda Williams...the songs have a bit of creepy feel to them. |
full
article
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