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[ A STAR IS BORN ]

Kenneth J Nash

stirs the heart and spears the soul with the haunting album

for Sarah

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Kenneth J Nash (photo by Louise Down)

Kenneth J Nash is an artist who has never done things the easy way. But his courage in facing the darkest moments of his past led him to spend his years on the music scene carving out a thriving repertoire of music made up of raw and emotional vignettes.

Thanks to his intuitive gift for self-reflection and humble view of the world, with ‘for Sarah’ Kenneth J Nash weaves a stream of beautiful melodies, embellished by a warm, unique, and sophisticated pleasing touch.

Chiseled in a poetic embodiment of perfection ‘for Sarah’ is a beautifully written collection of reflections on life. A project that kept Kenneth busy for three years before being released, ‘for Sarah’ began with a couple of songs written about Ken’s honeymoon in Snowdonia.

Thanks to his intuitive gift for self-reflection and humble view of the world, with ‘for Sarah’ Kenneth J Nash weaves a stream of beautiful melodies, embellished by a warm, unique, and sophisticated pleasing touch.

Chiseled in a poetic embodiment of perfection ‘for Sarah’ is a beautifully written collection of reflections on life. A project that kept Kenneth busy for three years before being released, ‘for Sarah’ began with a couple of songs written about Ken’s honeymoon in Snowdonia.

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When the tragedy hit his wife’s family with a series of close family bereavements, he decided this would be a tribute to his wife, Sarah.

Inspired by their good times they had together, Ken encapsulated pearls of precious memories in a treasured chest filled with love, comfort, and romantic nostalgia.

It’s tremendously disarming to perceive how this album’s soothing and supportive power openly dedicated to Sarah, to help her with loss and pain, is such an uplifting collection o poems.

The vibrancy of pain, combined with the presence of a support that is monolithic, brings the tears and vibrations of an astounding delivery. Ken’s voice and the instrumentation he has included in the recordings are a tender and candid injection of loving care. It is a unison capable of taking that pain, so palpable and lacerating, making it ours, healing us in turn and finally involving us in a choral desire of loving care, towards Sarah herself.

Kenneth J Nash (photo by Toby Rose)
Kenneth J Nash // for Sarah - artwork (photo by Louise Down)

Although we don’t know them, even though we have never met them, even though we don’t know the details of their stories and their sufferings, with this album, Ken manages to convey all the meanings and feelings that bind them.

And despite everything they have had to face, we can see how lucky she is to have him next to him, and how he is blessed too, so capable of sharing his sensibilities and talent with us, also thanks to his muse.

An unforgettable listening experience to get lost and find yourself with every listening ‘for Sarah’ by Kenneth J Nash is one of the most passionate and simply beautiful releases we have discovered in the latest months.

Something we will keep with us for a long time. No doubt.

During the final part of the production of the album, Ken started working with South African based video director Taryn Elliott. Her travelogue footage of trips that she went on with her boyfriend fitted the general feel of a lot of the songs.

Collected as a string of music videos, you can find them all on the Kenneth J Nash YouTube channel.

Listen now to ‘for Sarah’, the latest album by Kenneth J Nash, available for streaming on all the major digital platforms. you can find your favorite one via kennethjnash.com

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