Australian artist Nick Ward has been a mainstay in the Australian music scene for some time, charming audiences across the country and garnering a global fanbase throughout and now the wait is over for his longly-awaited debut album ‘House With The Blue Door’ that invites fans into his journey to this point in his life and the reflections made throughout.
Teaming up with Gab Strum (Japanese Wallpaper, Max Bryne (1tsbp / Golden Vessel), Len20 (Lil Nas X / Kid Cudi), Tim Nelson (Cub Sport), Simon Lam (Kllo / Armlock / Phoebe Go), SOLLYY, and FRIDAY*. Joe Visciano (SZA, Lil Nas X, Kendrick Lamar), ‘House With The Blue Door’ sees Ward tackle a cross-genre journey filled with stunning production and captivating vocal delivery that hooks the listener in from the word go and enthrals you all the way to the end.
“House With The Blue Door was the nickname my brother and I gave our house when we were little kids. I wanted to make a record about childhood, family, DNA, and the patterns of behaviour that get passed down to us. After my last EP, I finally took time off for the first time since finishing high school, and really had to learn to just sit with myself. I started therapy again and was finding out so much about myself and who I was through that process. I was also unlearning bad habits and the parts of my personality that I wanted to change. The turbulent personal journey really shaped the album into what it is and inspired it a lot more darkness than the sunny, childlike album I initially set out to make. I love movies and pieces of art that try to evoke specific stages of life, so this is my shot at a farewell to childhood. I was also trying to emulate the feeling that I got listening to music in the back of my dad’s car with the windows open – The Beatles, Springsteen, Pink Floyd and lots of Australian pub rock” – Nick Ward