‘A radiant optimism’
ROB FIDDAMAN TALKS TO A CAN MAKE YOU DANCE AND WEEP AT THE SAME TIME...
NIXON Tate, the musical alias of poet-singer-songwriter Nick Taylor, delivers soulful and unashamedly regional vocals on a bed of organically crafted and infinitely layered instrumentation.
His wistful and captivating sound has seen this Staffordshire music scene veteran carve out his musical niche as if it were a fine art form, whittling down hazy soundscapes, alluring harmonies and driving bass lines for heart-wrenching results.
Nixon Tate is refreshingly familiar yet difficult to pin down, with an original fusion of singer-songwriter sensibilities, alternative rock and delectable pop. Nick’s words come across as if they have been passed down from generation to generation. Yet, as the layers are peeled back, it’s difficult to believe that this is one man’s solo craft - laced with metaphors and beautifully candid. Only the Nixon Tate sound can make you dance and weep at the same time.
Nick has been putting pen to paper for as long as he can remember, despite often taking a backseat in the writing process with previous bands. Their loss is our gain - his innate need to create music and commitment to the cause has proven fruitful, with his inevitable solo project being a long time in the making.
Nick’s radiant optimism through love, loss and admirable compassion can be potently seen on his debut single ‘Let Love Hold You’. He has created an authentic introduction to his rugged charm and euphoric, soaring toplines that preach second chances, vulnerability and optimism- all wrapped up in catchy hooks and warming choral harmonies.
“Let Love Hold You is about not shutting down when things don’t work out and staying open to new possibilities. Life is a potent cocktail of every emotion you can think of. Sometimes things work out great; other times, they don’t. But ultimately, love is the human condition, and by design, you have to be vulnerable to the good and the bad of it, the hope and the despair of love and everything in between.i guess what I’m trying to say is, just don’t give up on yourself, or on love”