With a few critically acclaimed singles out from Nathan O’Regan’s debut LP, each song gives a hint to the singer/songwriters' talent and sense of humor.  “Killer” is country-blues banger that blasts out of the gates and doesn’t let up til the final note, “Killer” is driven by twanging guitars and the wail of a Hammond organ, with a swaggering, soulful vocals.  

 

The single “Crazy For You” and “Better Days” where also writen by the same duo.  Nathan adds, “Gareth and I have incredible, fierce women in our lives and we were joking about how we both need that from time to time” explains Nathan. “It’s like dealing with an assassin – they kill all the worst parts of you, and leave you with the bits they like the most.”  

 

Nathan’s single “Poetry in Motion” was written in Nashville hitmakers and lives up to the poetry of storytelling in Nashville.   

 

A crowd favorite is the poignant lament “Hey Man”, written by O’Regan the night he found out a close friend from home had passed away. “It’s the last phone call that I should have had with him, but I never found the courage to call,” says Nathan. “I was in complete denial. I have a little picture of Ian just under my screen in my studio and I make sure I talk to him every day now.”

 

Born in Cork to a musical family, O’Regan signed to a major label when he was just 16 years old after his band won a radio competition. “I was absolutely terrible to begin with, to be honest,” he recalls now. “I definitely appreciated those early experiences of working with professional songwriters.” Yet, as is shamefully too often the case with major labels, O’Regan’s career was put on hold; his debut project stalled, and he was eventually dropped after four years.

 

Nathan moved to Belfast and was inspired by how many like-minded, talented artists he came across: “Belfast definitely punches above its weight,” he says, “there are so many world-class players.” 

 

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