NORDISTA FREEZE RETURNS WITH LEAVING ME, NASHVILLE SINGER-SONGWRITER-SHOWMAN UNVEILS POPTASTIC NEW SINGLE
OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES TODAY AT YOUTUBE, UPCOMING LIVE SCHEDULE INCLUDES HEADLINE SHOWS AND TOP-BILLED FESTIVAL APPEARANCES INCLUDING KNOXVILLE, TN’S NEW GROUND MUSIC FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 12) AND BOISE, ID’S TREEFORT MUSIC FESTIVAL (SEPTEMBER 24-26)
NEW ALBUM, BIG SKY PIPE DREAM, DUE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10
PRE-ORDER HERE WATCH LEAVING ME OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO HERE
With an infectious psychedelic pop sound and a famously (maybe even a little notoriously) energetic stage presence, Nordista Freeze has become a force to be reckoned with in Nashville’s underground scene. – NASHVILLE SCENE
Nashville-based psych-pop singer-songwriter and showman extraordinaire Nordista Freeze has announced today’s premiere of a stellar new single. Leaving Me is available now at all DSPs and streaming services; an official music video, directed by Nashvillian filmmaker Phynley Joel, premieres today via YouTube.
Leaving Me heralds Nordista Freeze’s eagerly awaited new album, BIG SKY PIPE DREAM, due everywhere on Friday, September 10.
‘Leaving Me’ is about the timeless dichotomy of searching for love while feeling called to the open road, says Freeze. It’s about getting dumped unexpectedly in the morning & trying to process the heartbreak, questioning if you inadvertently crafted your fate by choosing to chase your dream. Musically, it’s a nod to my favorite band The Beach Boys and their cultural-influence on half a decade of surf-rock. Like the rest of the album, it was mostly recorded live to tape in my bandmates’ house to capture the timeless warmth of a past era.
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Nordista Freeze will celebrate BIG SKY PIPE DREAM with a series of upcoming live shows, including a co-headline appearance at Knoxville, TN’s New Ground Music Festival on September 12 and Boise, ID’s Treefort Music Festival, set for Friday, September 24-Sunday, September 26. Additional dates will be announced, for updates and ticket information, please see Nordista Freeze’s website.
Known for his kaleidoscopic fusion of classic pop songcraft with freewheeling modern psychedelia and indefatigable showmanship, Nordista Freeze has spent much of the past half-decade on stage, performing more than 500 electrifying shows since 2016. Now, with BIG SKY PIPE DREAM, the Nashville-based artist has come closer than ever before to capturing his unstoppable live energy on record. Tracked live in the studio between stints on tour starting in 2018, the album serves as aural documentation of Freeze’s life on the road, intentionally crafted, he says, to represent the sound of playing in dive bars and DIY venues.
A sonic love letter to the warmth of 60s pop, BIG SKY PIPE DREAM marks a departure from Freeze’s previous full-length, 2017’s COSMIC HAUS, eschewing that album’s heavy conceptuality for a collection of 21st-century nuggets spanning the breezy, organ-driven Wysteria to the perfect pop of First Time, the latter hailed by NPR for being as good-natured as it is brightly infectious, an unseasonably pleasant spring Saturday in song form.
Considered by many as the king of Nashville’s DIY scene, Freeze is a major presence within his hometown’s vibrant independent music community, from his recent triumph at Nashville’s premiere new music discovery competition, Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem (streaming HERE), to collaborations and associations with diverse local artists like Arlie, Briston Maroney, and The Voice winner Chloe MK. Beyond his own performances, Freeze has played an instrumental role in booking such annual indie events as the high-school dance-turned-intergalactic party, Space Prom, and FreezeFest, his landmark celebration of the bands, both upcoming and established, that play on campuses, coffee shops, and dive bars across Music City.
Throughout his ever-evolving body of work, Nordista Freeze has maintained a remarkably focused philosophy that acknowledges artistic success and fan engagement are simply not possible without self-assurance, hard work, and extraordinary dedication.
If I were asked to give a TED Talk, it would be about how to build an audience from the ground up, Freeze says. My whole perspective is that you can grow a fanbase from playing almost anywhere, whether that be a house show or an empty gas station. It all matters.
Connect with Nordista Freeze via their website, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
