Jay Nash- Diamonds and Blood
Reminiscent of a young Lyle Lovett, with a little grit and quite a bit of heart, Jay Nash strikes a chord with his 6th studio album, Diamonds and Blood.
Balanced vocal melodies supported by an All-Star cast of musicians (David Immergluck, Rob Wasserman, etc.) that are occasionally enhanced with lovely female harmonies (Garrison Starr, Sara Watkins). Lyrically, the listener gets a glimpse into the soul of a man who has loved and lost, and loved again.
This Los Angeles based singer-songwriter provides just enough romance and intrigue to counterbalance the everyday shuffle of work boots. Covering a fairly wide scope of possibility, Nash croons an imperfect, but wonderful “River Prayer”, and then turns the wheel and hauls ass down an alt-country road in a song about girl on “Lights Come”. Jay Nash covers a significant amount of ground on this album and fortunately he’s gentleman enough to let us ride shotgun.
