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Like many bands, the three San Diegans of Nickel Creek have their compelling levels of mystery. But sometimes they still get asked to describe their music.
“When I meet someone on a plane, someone who sees the instrument and wants to know what I do,” says mandolinist Chris Thile, “I always say, ‘It’s acoustic.”
Guitarist Sean Watkins extols the freedom a trio can provide. “Because we knew each other so well musically as well as personally, our songs can take different shapes live without too much thought — and it’s really nice to have three versatile instruments when we leave the page.”
Violinist Sara Watkins will sum things up. “We use a lot of detailed arrangements, but there is also room for improvisation. I think of us as a sort of high-energy chamber band.”
On Why Should the Fire Die?, Nickel Creek is like any other band—any other band who manages to write, play, and sing a commanding album. The album is their third collection for Sugar Hill Records, following 2002’s This Side and 2000’s eponymous debut. It was recorded in Los Angeles with producers Erika Valentine (who has overseen projects for Smashmouth and Queens of the Stone Age) and Toxic Berg. Although the music bursts with contemporary nerve, the recording sessions drew on the timeless power of classic analog equipment, vintage reverb, and single-stereo microphones. The result is a newly unignorable Nickel Creek who fuse and personalize a wide array of styles with uncommon vigor and élan.
“When I meet someone on a plane, someone who sees the instrument and wants to know what I do,” says mandolinist Chris Thile, “I always say, ‘It’s acoustic.”
Guitarist Sean Watkins extols the freedom a trio can provide. “Because we knew each other so well musically as well as personally, our songs can take different shapes live without too much thought — and it’s really nice to have three versatile instruments when we leave the page.”
Violinist Sara Watkins will sum things up. “We use a lot of detailed arrangements, but there is also room for improvisation. I think of us as a sort of high-energy chamber band.”
On Why Should the Fire Die?, Nickel Creek is like any other band—any other band who manages to write, play, and sing a commanding album. The album is their third collection for Sugar Hill Records, following 2002’s This Side and 2000’s eponymous debut. It was recorded in Los Angeles with producers Erika Valentine (who has overseen projects for Smashmouth and Queens of the Stone Age) and Toxic Berg. Although the music bursts with contemporary nerve, the recording sessions drew on the timeless power of classic analog equipment, vintage reverb, and single-stereo microphones. The result is a newly unignorable Nickel Creek who fuse and personalize a wide array of styles with uncommon vigor and élan.
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When In Rome
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Somebody More Like You
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Reasons Why
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Out Of The Woods
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Jealous Of The Moon
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Helena
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Spit on a Stranger
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Speak
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Can't Complain
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Shoutbox
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Hayzi22 wrote:
Nickel Creek is my favorite.
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jushaphy wrote:
looove themm!!
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Teboin wrote:
check this out --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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RoomForSymmetry wrote:
My taste continues to morph, but I will always love bluegrass...it's such timeless music
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wingkon wrote:
Awesome :)
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xmexgoxrawrx wrote:
Reasons Why (The Very Best) isn't a top album? Really?
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XaN3 wrote:
Haha i love this band.
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raincloud88 wrote:
i love them!!
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belethka wrote:
Great !!! Love this music!
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jdc1989 wrote:
Countdown to the Avett Brothers new album! http://bit.ly/GqUYN
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richellescanlan wrote:
Oh god, I love this band. And I saw them live once and they were perfection!
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ChadFromCanada wrote:
I really like Why Should... but I just got This Side and it has a lot of amazing songs on it too.
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4ourty5ive wrote:
Nickelcreek sound so good....
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Murmelskrukk wrote:
Helena <3
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anewgoldman wrote:
so talented! watch them live if you ever get a chance!
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Empty_Skies wrote:
Really, really, really, really, really good/underrated.
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KatieM123456789 wrote:
i love these guys.
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celesmorat wrote:
finally somebody more like you.........................(U)
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moxieandmayhem wrote:
Surely you're not going to let Andrew Bird beat Nickel Creek in the Next Featured Artist poll?! http://www.moxieandmayhem.com/ Only 19 hours left to vote!
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Nickel Creek has been nominated for Moxie & Mayhem's next Featured Artist of the Week! Help them win by voting: http://moxieandmayhem.blogspot.com/
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