BEAVER Nelsons cover wink might well be a knowing one, with that open eye on the albums bookends. For the onetime Austin wunderkind who took almost ten years to release his debut, opening with a song titled Overnight Sensation is […]
BEAVER Nelsons cover wink might well be a knowing one, with that open eye on the albums bookends. For the onetime Austin wunderkind who took almost ten years to release his debut, opening with a song titled Overnight Sensation is […]
Like a grand philosophical tablet rendered in miniature, Beaver Nelson’s fifth album slips by almost without being noticed. Nelson’s pithy melodies and fairly conventional roots-folk-rock (with splashes of power-pop) are not flashy, and the artist certainly wasn’t afforded the kind […]
After being signed to major labels and not releasing anything for nearly ten years, Beaver Nelson appears to be making up for lost time. Legends Of The Super Heroes is his fourth disc in five years. While The Last Hurrah […]
The third record by Austin’s tousled scarecrow Beaver Nelson opens with “Mud River”, an easygoing shuffle anchored by George Harrison-style slide guitar, courtesy of producer Scrappy Jud Newcomb. With its subtle power-pop vibe, the song sets the tone for the […]
The second album by Austin’s Beaver Nelson is a subtle charmer. Its scruffily rocking grooves are completely honest, with the opening two tracks, “Fallen Down” and “Your Little Girl” playing the congenial host, wooing you in through the door. Once […]
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