Graham Nash - Now

 

First album in seven years from rock legend Graham Nash!

First studio LP since 2016's This Path Tonight

Now is the time for Graham Nash to release a new album, his first in seven years. The project arrives in full on May 19, and along with the news, the legendary songwriter has shared first single "Right Now" and announced a new run of 2023 tour dates.

Now is is a stunning collection that stays true to his near six-decade mission: observing the human experience through the lens of a Northern boy and contributing a wealth of songs to the soundtrack of our lives.

Nash produced Now alongside his longtime touring keyboardist Todd Caldwell, and according to the artist, it's his most personal album to date. "At this point in my life, that's something to say," Nash boasted in a statement.

The new songs on Now are worthy additions to the canon of a two-time inductee into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, a body of work that American Songwriter magazine calls "just as significant today as they were when written some 50 years ago."The new songs range from the intensely political rallying cry of "Stand Up" and scorching indictment of MAGA in "Golden Idols" to the bitterly ironic "Stars and Stripes."

"I used to think that I would never love again," Nash sings in "Right Now," a triumphant song of perseverance. Despite his troubles, over country guitars, the songwriter proclaims, "Here I am, still living my life — right now." Listen to the single above.

Nash's tenor is among rock's most recognizable voices, and as resonant as his voice of conscience as a songwriter. He started The Hollies with his childhood friend Allan Clarke in 1961, before embarking on a lifelong musical journey, solo and with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young.

Nash's life-long commitment to his work is unwavering. His inspiration is simple: "All the things we stood for, that love is better than hatred, that peace is better than war, that we have to take care of our fellow human beings, because that's all we have on this planet — those things are still true today. I need to know that I've brought something into the world that was positive and not negative."

Side A

Right Now

A Better Life

Golden Idols

Stars & Stripes

Love of Mine

Theme from Pastoral

In a Dream

Side B

Stand Up

It Feels Like Home

Buddy's Back

Follow Your Heart

I Watched It All Come Down

When It Comes to You

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