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Nicholas Alan

Introspective Acoustic Folk-Pop

About Me

DOWNLOAD NICHOLAS'S ALBUMS BUSKER AND A WORLD LIKE OURS AND ORDER AUTOGRAPHED CDS AT WWW.NICHOLASALAN.COM

"Why Did I Wait" was recently used on Episode 9 of Lifetime TV's "Side Order of Life." "Why Did I Wait" is on Nicholas's album A World Like Ours.

BIO: Nicholas Alan moved to California with a suitcase and a guitar, a little bit of money and one week to find a place to live. "In a world like ours go get what you came for." Nicholas's music is intimate, introspective, & acoustic pop. Comparisons have been made to Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds, Belle & Sebastian, Sufjan Stevens, and Tom Waits. Just prior to leaving Atlanta, GA Nicholas completed his latest release titled Busker, and currently Nicholas lives in Los Angeles making friends and fans. For more information visit www.nicholasalan.com . For exclusive access to inside news and chances to receive unreleased material, sign up for the mailing list .

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QUOTES:
"Interesting always and at times keenly insightful. His vocals are sheer delight: Jack Johnson meets Brian Wilson. Deceptively soft, yet powerfully on the mark." -Kevan Breitinger @ Indie-Music.com

"Over and over, Nicholas Alan takes you right up to the times in your life when you were at your most vulnerable, your tenderest, your most emotionally intense. He takes you there, draws back a curtain and says, 'look, there you are. You saw these things, you felt these things.' His songs grow and grow on you until you are compelled to listen." - Everett Young, Intelligent Pop

" I wish all 'new/indie releases' that we get at EAR CANDY for review were this damn good...All artists putting out debut indie CD's take notice: THIS is the CD you should be aspiring to." -Ronnie Dannelly @ EarCandyMag.com

"Superb guitar playing which is accented by pleasant chords and memorable melodies that showcase Nicholas's dreamy vocals." -Gian Fiero @ Musesmuse.com


Recommended if you like:
RECOMMENDED IF YOU LIKE:
Rufus Wainwright - Ben Folds - Belle & Sebastian - Teitur

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/3/2005
Band Website: nicholasalan.com
Band Members: Nicholas Alan - guitar & vocals Co-writers - Dean Brody, Evan McHugh, Josh Montcalm
Influences: see sounds like
Sounds Like: The Beatles, Rufus Wainwright, Ben Folds Five, Sufjan Stevens, Belle & Sebastian, Sean Lennon, John Mayer, Josh Rouse, Guster, Teitur, Elliot Smith, Brian Wilson, Beach Boys, Coldplay, Sting, Kings of Convenience, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz, Death Cab for Cutie, Beck, Howie Day, Marc Broussard, Ari Hest, The Thrills, James Blunt, Counting Crows, Goo Goo Dolls, David Mead, Yo La Tango, David Gray, Damien Rice
Record Label: Side B Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Those Days

i think everyone has those days once in a while, and its probably worse the more self-conscious you are and the older you get, where you kind of step back and look at how things are going in your life...
Posted by Nicholas Alan on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:36:00 PST

Teiturs The Singer

mog.comMore about this songShareTeitur's new album "The Singer" seems to cause time to stop, like after experiencing something tragic or those rare times when every little detail...
Posted by Nicholas Alan on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:43:00 PST

Life Infusion, Nostalgic Resuscitation

Song - Oh Mandy when i hear a song like "oh mandy" i always see myself in the 3rd person, and whatever i’m doing doesn’t quite seem good enough. i feel like i should be in foreign lands w...
Posted by Nicholas Alan on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:08:00 PST

It doesnt come til you create it

listening now to kings of convenience. the other day i was thinking that following a dream or a goal is a lot like digging out of prison with a spoon, sometimes seeming as futile and in need of just ...
Posted by Nicholas Alan on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 06:50:00 PST

Shuffle Pick: Harry Connick Jr, Starturtle

For those of you not familiar with my blog series "Shuffle Pick," don’t feel bad because this is the 1st one and no one else has heard of it either. The concept is i put my iTunes library on sh...
Posted by Nicholas Alan on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:23:00 PST

1001 ways to beat the common cold

these past 2 weeks both my roommates and half the people at work have been sick. i've been lucky enough not to get it...until now!!! i immediately took action: water, water, water, green tea, and ...
Posted by Nicholas Alan on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 12:01:00 PST

Sailing and Teitur

recently i've become fascinated with the concept of sailing. i've always thought of sailing as an uppity yacht club & boat shoes with a sweater around your shoulders thing to do, but i'm starting to ...
Posted by Nicholas Alan on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:39:00 PST