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Album Review: Nathan Hawes - I Wasn't There

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"Despite being only fresh out of high school, the NSW youngster has perspective and a sensitive approach to songwriting"

Nathan Hawes fleshes out the suite of silky-voiced singer-songwriters our fair country seems more than capable of producing with his debut EP.

Despite being only fresh out of high school, the NSW youngster has perspective and a sensitive approach to songwriting that lends acoustic crooners Leave It Alone and the title track youthful insight, mixed with something familiar, if not well trodden. I'll Remember marries organ and electric guitar strums for a radio-friendly aesthetic, Left With The Wolves follows in a similar vein, but Warmth's more intricate rhythms closes things on an interesting note.