Australian alt. country, Americana singer-songwriter Shane Nicholson has released his new single 'And You Will Have Your Way', which features on his forthcoming studio album 'Living In Colour' (out 20 August).
An 11-time Golden Guitar recipient, Shane will also tour nationally throughout the remainder of 2021 including gigs at Gympie Music Muster and Deni Ute Muster as well headline shows in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra and Central Coast.The three-time ARIA Award winner is now entering the third decade of his career and 'And You Will Have Your Way' finds him in a reflective mood.
"In my 20s the world seemed basically full of possibilities," Nicholson says, discussing the lyrical direction of the new song.
"I had this idea that there were elders to me that were learned, educated people, intelligent people, and they took care of everything.
"Then my 30s came along and I had kids. I started thinking about what the world would be like for them.
"By the time my 40s arrived my old world-view had almost completely fallen apart, and I had reached peak cynicism."
The result of this musing is the quaint, almost soothing melody of 'And You Will Have Your Way', where Nicholson questions who to trust and who to love.
"I guess, in a broad sense, the song is an admission that I find it difficult to have love for everyone and everything that we are and that we've become. I sometimes struggle with that a lot."
'Living In Colour' will be released 20 August, 2021. Pre-order it.
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Shane Nicholson 2021 Tour Dates
Fri 20 Aug - Factory Floor (Sydney)Sun 22 Aug - NQ's Rockin Country Festival (Mackay)
Fri 27 Aug - Lizotte's Newcastle
Sat 28 Aug - Gympie Music Muster (Sunshine Coast)
Sun 29 Aug - Gympie Music Muster (Sunshine Coast)
Fri 3 Sep - Trinity Sessions (Adelaide)
Sat 10 Sep - Memo Music Hall (Melbourne)
Sat 11 Sep - Live at Bundy Hall (Sale)
Sun 12 Sep - Railway Hotel (Mt Macedon)
Fri 17 Sep - Harmonie German Club (Canberra)
Sat 18 Sep - Bowral Bowling Club
Sat 2 Oct - Deni Ute Muster
Fri 8 Oct - Hardys Bay Club (Central Coast)
Fri 3 Dec - Murray Delta Junkie Joint (Goolwa)
Sat 4 Dec - The Barn (Wombat Flat)
