NICK BATTERHAM REVEALS SPRAWLING CINEMATIC EPIC ‘TURBULENCE’. ANNOUNCES ‘LOVEBIRDS’ EP AND MORE
Accomplished Melbourne composer and songwriter Nick Batterham is excited to reveal the second taste of his forthcoming solo album Lovebirds with the stunning new track ‘Turbulence’. The release follows from Nick’s recently lifted single ‘No Perfect Man’, switching out its predecessor’s hauntingly subdued sounds for a cacophony of rock elements, overlaid with the same melancholic sentiments Nick has come to be known for. The single comes with the announcement that Nick’s new album Lovebirds is ready to be released via Cheersquad Records & Tapes on Friday 23 April with album pre orders now available via the label’s Bandcamp.
As an album opener, ‘Turbulence’ kicks off Lovebirds with a goodbye, typifying the album’s extravagance as a simple piano ballad breaks loose into a soaring cinematic epic. Scheduled to be released Thursday 11 March, ‘Turbulence’ highlights the sheer brilliance of Nick Batterham’s intricate songwriting. A continuous build of atmospheric strings, horns and guitars propel the song from seemingly unassuming love song to a heart wrenching orchestral production of great heights.
“An attempt to be gracious in defeat, a farewell blessing to a runaway lover. “May everywhere you fly from here be safe and smooth, high up above my turbulence...” The song has gained new meaning since we can’t fly anywhere anymore”
– Nick Batterham
A stalwart of the Melbourne music scene for the past 25 years, Nick Batterham is a prolific artist who has lent his immense musicality to beloved local acts The Earthmen, Blindside, Cordrazine and most recently, The Bell Streets, as well as regular compositional collaborations with renowned visual artist RONE. Nick’s upcoming sixth studio album, Lovebirds bristles with spiky observations and raw emotion, delivered with the world-weariness of Elliott Smith or Nick Drake, while the production nods to Phil Spector at his most opulent. Promising a lavish feast of orchestral pop that explores love’s dizzying highs and soul crushing lows, Lovebirds is now available for pre-order with instant access to Nick’s first two singles ‘No Perfect Man’ and ‘Turbulence’.
Nick along with his band Nick Murray on guitar, Jethro Woodward on bass, Ben Wiesner on drums and Kelly Day on vocals and clarinet will play their first full band show in three years at the Northcote Social Club as a matinee show Sunday 11 April with support form Anna Cordell.
'TURBULENCE' SINGLE LAUNCH SHOW
Sunday 11 April
Northcote Social Club
Support: Anna Cordell
Matinee show, doors: 1:30pm
Tickets on sale now: $15 + booking fee, $20 on the door
northcotesocialclub.com
'Turbulence' is out Thursday 11 March via Cheersquad Records & Tapes
Lovebirds LP is out Friday 23 April
Vinyl pre-orders available now via Cheersquad Records & Tapes
Lovebirds Tracklisting
1. Turbulence
2. Graceful Lady With Lamps
3. Pretty Lights
4. No Perfect Man
5. Thirty Four
6. It’s Over
7. The Bright Side Of Me
8. Follow The River
9. Galaxy
10. Lovebirds
11. Broken Tambourine
'Turbulence’ Credits
Written and recorded by Nick Batterham
Nick Batterham: vocals, piano, guitar
Nick Murray: guitar
Jethro Woodward: bass
Ben Wiesner: drums
Zoë Black: violin
David Berlin: cello
Adam Simmons: saxophone
Tristan Rebien: trumpet, flugelhorn
‘Turbulence’ Lyrics
Put miles between us
Take off to the sky
Too soon to have to say goodbye
This loving and leaving
My attachment style
Even wishful thinking has a shelf life
May everywhere you fly from here be safe and smooth
High up above my turbulence
Where grey meets blue
I wish the best of luck to you
No lonely vanity
Needing to be seen
No dusty relic to remind you where you've been
Onward and upward
Forward to your dreams
This is how we face defeat now separately
May everywhere you fly from here be safe and smooth
High up above my turbulence
Where grey meets blue
I wish the best of luck to you
Fly away
Way over my head
Into the sunset
