JACQUES,NATHAN
DARK WANDERER AND THE BOUNTY HEART - LP
UPC: 669185141993
Label: HIDDEN MOUNTAIN
Format: LP
Release Date: September 6, 2024
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Nathan’s unique outlaw groove and powerful yet soothing baritone - together with his band: Christopher Motter (guitar), Allen Moreno (steel & baritone guitar), Matt Littell (bass), Edward Cerecedes (drums) and Eric Bell (organ) - shepherds you through Dark Wanderer and the Bounty Heart‘s dramatic story about one man’s perilous quest to find lost love and himself, no matter the cost.
The twelve-song + eight interlude tracks on Dark Wanderer and the Bounty Heart are boisterous Western anthems boasting unbridled, galloping rhythms and expansive sonic layers. Recorded at EastWest Studios in Hollywood, CA with Nathan co-producing with engineer Ed Donnelly (Willie Nelson), they used mid-1900s period-specific techniques and instruments during the recording process to actualize true Western authenticity. In addition to vintage ribbon mics and preamps, the orchestral percussion was tuned in the same way of the era and singing bowls, harpsichord and glockenspiel were played throughout. The album was mixed by Brandon Towles (Dierks Bentley, Kenny Chesney) and Jordan Koop (Orville Peck) and mastered by Pete Lyman (Brandi Carlisle, Sturgill Simpson).
Dark Wanderer and the Bounty Heart immerses you inside the action of shadowy figures hunting the Dark Wanderer as he reckons to prove his valor and worth via lush interludes and cinematic songs like the high energy cadence of “Words of Caution,” rose-colored buoyance of “The King Underground,” tribal movie soundtrack of “The Storm,” psychedelic foot-stomping rock bop of “Cactus Rose,” swinging tempo of “Dancing in the Light” and more. Videos for singles “All I See,” “Shapeshifter” and “Sanctuary Light” set the stage for the album’s musical journey that features Nathan as a character named Dark Wanderer - a fictional singing-cowboy movie star akin to Gene Autry and Roy Rogers – who is trailed by mysterious figures including the Shapeshifter. These characters haunt Dark Wanderer’s odyssey and force our hero to confront his inner demons and battle those who seek to steal his love and life.
TRACK LIST:
LP 1
Side One
1. Dark Wanderer and the Bounty Heart (Overture / Main Theme)
2. A Holler in the Dark
3. Into Night
4. Words of Caution
5. Sanctuary Light
LP 1
Side Two
6. Venture Forth (Wanderer's Theme)
7. The King Underground
8. Obscurant Shadow (Revenant Man's Theme)
9. Shapeshifter
10. Red-Eyed Fog Pt. I (Heart Hunters Theme)
11. Loveless Country
LP 2
Side One
12. Devil on the Wind
13. Red-Eyed Fog Pt. II
14. The Storm
15. Cactus Rose
LP 2
Side Two
16. Ballad of the Revenant Man
17. Night Breaks (The Bounty Heart)
18. Dancing in the Light
19. Under Brilliant Skies (Wanderer's Theme Reprise)
20. All I See
