There is a plaintive poignancy to the delivery of Nels Andrews words. Each song tempered with pensive thought and purpose. “Memory Compass” moves in undulating waves around Andrews’ voice. It builds and then ebbs and flows. His stories like a small boat in the breaking waves, but it always comes out above the tide in the end. Beautiful stuff.

Who: Nels Andrews

From: Santa Cruz, CA

Song: “Memory Compass”

Latest Record: The Pigeon and The Crow (out August 9th)

What About It: “What if everyone you meet is a branch to another possible future? This is about retracing all your old relationships and wondering what might have been. Written with Emmanuel Paquette, a flamenco guitarist from the Azores (an archipelago located between Portugal and Morocco), who brings his hypnotic nylon string guitar to the recording as well.”