Add to playlist: the beautifully dazed, countrified indie-rock of Tracey Nelson and the week’s best new tracks
Pushing his winsome songwriting into rootsier territory with a little help from co-producer MJ Lenderman, the New Yorker’s debut album is primed to soundtrack your summer From New York City,...
By Shaad D'Souza, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes · The Guardian Culture
Pushing his winsome songwriting into rootsier territory with a little help from co-producer MJ Lenderman, the New Yorker’s debut album is primed to soundtrack your summer From New York City, New York Recommended if you like The Clean, This is Lorelei, The Feelies Up next Debut album Hercules out 10 July Tracey Nelson’s self-titled 2025 debut EP was one of the year’s best lesser-heard gems: Five tracks of sparkling, winsome indie-rock that recalled classic antipodean jangle bands the Clean, Twerps and Dick Diver. Tracks such as New Years Flowers and Just Shoot Me Now suggested that Austin Noll – the NYC-based singer-songwriter behind the project – was a classicist with a keen sense for bright melodies and self-deprecating one-liners. Continue reading...