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• Artist: Herald Nix
• Album: Soul Of A Kiss
• Label: Northern Electric
• Year of Release: 2005
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• Reviewed by: patchen on 2007-01-09

Nix has long been a hidden hero of Canadian Country music, at least outside of his native land. Yet the body of his work, which continues to deepen, signals that it may be time for some more sugar from the masses.
Nix winds into his traditional honky-tonk and raw blues a smart, ironic lyrical sense; musically and in the writing, songs like “ Bright Side of Nothing” and “ Love Looks Good on You” ring true, wisdom gained in the best ways, through loss and through being able to laugh at yourself after. His stripped down style adds power and emotion to the usual country topics, and ennobles them with his humor. Drone freaks love to trip out to one note being repeated over and over; the trance that ensues can lead to mystical dreams or at least flashes of dream animals made manifest. Nix, from the lake country of British Columbia, often uses only one or two chords to make his point. You can take him straight and see some of your own stories here.

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