ABOUT

Great songs convey and expand upon the human experience. They embody humor and tragedy. They shelter the listener in the warmth of a moment that can stay with them for a lifetime. When Nathan Griffin bottles these moments and shares them with the listener, there exists an unshakable familiarity in his sometimes unconventional delivery. Nathan Griffin is as much a messenger as he is a songwriter. He exists in a musical world that is all things rustic, timeless and modern. On his self-titled debut, the opening track "Everything" floats in colorful atmospherics while the lyric is firmly grounded in universal truth. While some of the songs on this album are sparse and direct ("Same Old Story") others were born out of fierce experimentation and sheer chance ("Wild Unknown"). His distinct and weathered voice is strikingly personal and uncompromising. It guides the listener through an often genre-mashing musical expanse while still giving them time to reflect on what is really being said.

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Raw encourages community, which is essential and sometimes hard to find.