Nick Gladdish – Tall Stories EP
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| Nick Gladdish - Tall Stories |
Release Date: Out Now
Newcastle based singer-songwriter
Nick Gladdish is back with a new clutch of songs gathered together on the ‘Tall
Stories EP’ for your listening pleasure. Things kick off with ‘Kindergarten
Child’, a tune that revolves a stop-start piano riff and some rich organ sounds
to create a vibe that feels like Feeder’s Grant Nicholas doing a solo album
produced by the spirit of George Harrison. Moving on to ‘Box/Isolated’ and Gladdish
reveals a timeless quality to his songwriting as the piano and vocal
combination would work on a McCartney track, such is the tenderness and honesty
in the performance and arrangement – the warmth of additional strings towards
the end only adds to the wistfulness of this number.
There’s a real Sunday morning
vibe to ‘Better Person’ if you listen beyond the slightly clicky rhythm in the
opening verse and soon you’ll find yourself heading out for brunch with your
friends despite the sense of unease that your life is a sham and you’re just
ticking off the days to retirement. On ‘Everyone’s Ball’, Gladdish turns
showman as we start to veer towards Radio 2 friendly territory (no bad thing) and
the vocal harmonies are perfectly pitched to create a warm and inviting tune
with some subtle slide guitar notes giving this a slight country edge. Now, if
you’re going to finish an EP with a track called ‘Time & Space’ then it really
out to be a jazzy number and feature Brian Cox on either spoken word rap or
jazz flute. Gladdish has the jazzy vibes nailed but there is no Cox to be seen
or heard on this one so you’ll just have to dance to this Spanish guitar tinged
romp instead. Once again, Nick Gladdish has shown off his ability to turn his
hand to any given genre with flair and ease – apart from Grime, he’s crap at
Grime.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/Nick-Gladdish-66424538803/
Live Dates:
2nd February – Madhatter 3 Charity Event @ The
Bridge Hotel, Newcastle
24th March – One Day Fest @ the Inn on the Shore,
Downderry [FREE ENTRY]