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Scoop
22-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Scoop
Nadia Reid Surprises Fans With Free Release Of 2011 EP 'Letters I Wrote And Never Sent' On Bandcamp
Manchester, UK – 20 May 2025 New Zealand musician Nadia Reid has delighted fans by suddenly releasing her long-lost 2011 EP, Letters I Wrote and Never Sent, available now on Bandcamp as a free or pay-what-you-can download. The EP, which had previously been unavailable to the public, marks a special moment in Reid's career. Written and recorded when she was just 20 years old, Letters offers a raw and intimate glimpse into her early songwriting. The collection features five tracks, including the title song ' No Good Talking Man,' which showcases Reid's signature blend of heartfelt lyricism and haunting melodies. In a heartfelt note to fans on her Substack, Reid shares, 'I've always been a little shy about these early songs, but they're a part of my story. I want to give them to you now, as they are.' She describes the EP as a snapshot of her musical journey, capturing the spirit and vulnerability of her beginnings. Fans can access ' Letters' now on Nadia Reid's Bandcamp page, possibly for a limited time, as Reid states "Felt sentimental. Might delete later." The EP is available to download for free, or for a contribution of their choice. Reid is about to embark on a string of European summer dates, including Glastonbury Festival and Green Man, followed by a UK September solo tour and New Zealand & Australia shows with her band in December.
The Guardian
07-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Nadia Reid: Enter Now Brightness review – a restorative balm of folk-tinged songwriting
There is something remarkably peaceful and restorative about Nadia Reid's fourth album; a feat that seems doubly impressive once you learn the singer-songwriter recorded it in the throes of morning sickness, her studio time punctuated by sofa naps and vomiting breaks. The end product shows absolutely no signs of struggle: in fact, this is the kind of unchallenging, beautiful music that seems capable of soothing many a malady. Admittedly, the comforting nature of Enter Now Brightness is partly a result of its familiarity. There are a couple of forays into period-specific nostalgia: a soft wash of trip-hop on Hold It Up; gated drums and gentle electric guitar on Changed Unchained. But the bedrock is gently melismatic vocals and acoustic guitar in the folk-tinged singer-songwriter tradition (think of Reid as a more genteel and jaunty Laura Marling) and the simplicity of the sound gives Reid's work a timeless quality. The 33-year-old – who broke through with her 2015 debut Listen to Formation, Look For the Signs, a collection of melancholic and offbeat Americana – owns these conventions thanks to her exquisite voice and deeply personal lyrics. Perhaps a little too personal; the sentiments that run through this album can be rather hard to parse, although a couple of clear themes do emerge: motherhood and moving away (she recently relocated from her native New Zealand to Manchester). If you're able to see your own experiences reflected in Reid's glimmering ambiguity, Enter Now Brightness will be a very reassuring companion indeed.
