Together a sum of more than their staggering parts, Nickel Creek revolutionized bluegrass and folk in the early 2000s and ushered in a new era of what we now recognize as Americana music.
We end the record having realized that truly harmonious connection can only be achieved through the dissonance that we’ve spent our entire adult lives trying to avoid.” We begin the record yearning for and pursuing harmonious connection.
Of the project, the band reflects, “This is a record about embracing the friction inherent in real human connection. They’ll also perform three sold-out shows at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium on April 27, 28 and 29. Upcoming stops include Pittsburgh’s Byham Theater, Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway Park, Philadelphia’s The Fillmore, New York’s The Rooftop at Pier 17, Atlanta’s The Eastern, Chicago’s Salt Shed, Milwaukee’s Riverside Theater and Kansas City’s Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts among many others. In celebration of the new music, Nickel Creek will return to the road next month with their first headline tour since 2014. Recorded at Nashville’s RCA Studio A, the album was produced by longtime collaborator Eric Valentine (Queens of the Stone Age, Grace Potter, Weezer) and features Mike Elizondo on bass.Īhead of the release, Nickel Creek has unveiled two additional album tracks: “Holding Pattern” and “Strangers,” of which Billboard praises, “highlights their unfettered harmonies and years-forged, tight-knit playing.” Additionally, Paste declares, “their instruments and voices alternately blend and shine…it’s a joy to have the gang back together” and Brooklyn Vegan proclaims, “a propulsive track that finds the band’s indie-friendly bluegrass in fine form.” Across the 18 tracks, the group addresses love, friendship and time with lyrics both poetic and plain-spoken, as they see bridges built, crossed, burned and rebuilt. Their fifth studio album and first new release in nine years, Celebrants marks a long-awaited return for the beloved trio and explores the inherent dynamics of human connection. “Where the Long Line Leads” is the third track unveiled from Nickel Creek’s highly anticipated new album, Celebrants, which will be released March 24 via Thirty Tigers ( pre-order). Reflecting on the song, the band shares, “‘Where the Long Line Leads’ is the hardest we’ve ever sang and played on record, perhaps because the subject matter gets us all riled up, as does the harmonic progression, which almost feels like it’s playing tug-o-war with itself under our fingers.” GRAMMY Award-winning trio Nickel Creek’s new song, “Where the Long Line Leads,” written by mandolinist Chris Thile, violinist Sara Watkins and guitarist Sean Watkins, is debuting today.
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