The darkness that slinks into the room through the door left ajar by the first few guitar notes of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 release “Let it Bleed” is undeniable. The eerie and evocative tones from the apocalyptic opening track, “Gimme Shelter’, almost seem to prophesy the death of the flower-power-free-loving 1960s. Released in December, a mere day before the tragic events of the infamous free concert at the Altamont Speedway in California, “Let it Bleed” seemingly became the soundtrack of a dying era giving way to a new age of innocence lost. I’d tentatively argue that the bold and unimpeachable heart of the national counterculture stopped beating that night on December 6 at the edge of a stage in Northern California while over 300,000 witnesses looked on. It was over. A new decade was just about to begin. This time, however, it would be without the graceful virtue of its predecessor. The Beatles had imploded and were exiting stage left while the Stones were burying the last remnants of their psychedelic experimentations along with an ex-band member. Things were different. Things were real. Things were complicated. Things were getting dark for the baddest band on the planet just as their rise was bordering on meteoric. Fuck, things were getting dark for everyone everywhere.

“Let it Bleed” is now 50 years old and as I sit here on a cool December night in 2019, I can’t help but compare (and perhaps contrast) the times that we live in today to those of 1969. We live in a similarly chaotic period where discord and madness reign supreme, civility is an afterthought, and the mantra “All You Need is Love” is sardonically laughable at best. I am also unable to ignore the blatant likenesses in the national discourses and political climates. Here we are again with an embarrassing criminal at the helm. The bastards have once again won the day and are running amok. Nixon, Trump, nationalism, impeachment, war, storms, fires, floods, rape and murder. It’s just a shot away, baby.

We covered this tune with all the trepidation one might feel the night before major surgery. Klinck first offhandedly mentioned the idea of recording “Gimme Shelter” while I was making food in our kitchen. I almost dropped my plate. Being the resident “Stones Guy” of the band, I felt both unadulterated excitement and soul-sickening fear at the thought. This song carries so much nuance along with it. “Gimme Shelter” isn’t just the chords and the beat and the melody and the riffs. No, as stated above, it exists in an incarnation that is much more than that. It is a feeling. It’s the vibe and the tone. It’s the setting of something dark and raw. It’s compost. It’s decay. It is a death-rattle. So we treated it as such during the few days we spent in the recording studio.

With that said, Nowherebound humbly and respectfully presents to you our version of “Gimme Shelter” (Chris Klinck on vocals, Chelsea Barbo on vocals and keys, Natchet Taylor on guitars and vocals, Clint Baker on bass and vocals, and Rob Williamson on drums and percussion). I am honored and proud to have produced this recording. Every member of Nowherebound came into the process with respect and reverence to the original while bringing their own rage and fury to the mix. “Gimme Shelter” is one of those timeless songs and, unfortunately, it rings just as true today in the midst of such rotten and depraved times as it did at the end of 1969. But fuck it. Put the needle to the wax, man. Let “Let it Bleed” again be the soundtrack to the mayhem and maybe I will see you on the other side when all of this is over. There is hope though. Punk rock was born in the 70’s. I wonder if something similar is just around the corner. You know, just a shot away.

All you need is love,
~Natchet

The wait is over! After over a year-and-a-half of writing, recording, mixing, mastering, and art-wrangling; we are proud to announce that our sixth studio album “Mourning Glory” is officially done! And it is a big one. It has been such a labor of love. The double LP is set to be released everywhere on October 25th, 2019. Being the DIY kind of band that we are, we still have a lot of work to do but we are excited to get to it. Thank you for all of your support and love.

But first off, we have something to share with you: the first single off of the upcoming album. We present to you “Forever Blue” on its maiden voyage. It is available for download and streaming on iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, and YouTube Music with many more online partners adding it over the coming days. Be sure to check your favorite music service. 

You can also listen to it on our Official YouTube Channel here:

And while you are there, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE to the channel. We plan on releasing a lot more Nowherebound content there soon. Stay up to date!

Drop us a line and let us know what you think of “Forever Blue”. We’d love to hear back from you.

What’s next? Well, we have a lot of things to get done in preparation for this release. We will be shooting another music video as well as getting together a killer live set for our Official Album Release Party booked for October 25, 2019 at Kick Butt Cafe in Austin, Texas. We are finalizing T-shirt and merch designs. Klinck is knocking out some killer artwork for each individual song on the album (a daunting task to say the least). We have quite a bit left to do to get the vinyls pressed as well as all of the other odds and ends to promote and spread the word. We’ll be very busy during the next few months so keep an eye on our social media pages for updates and cool stuff.

Like what you hear? Would you like to help? In Nowherebound, we pretty much do everything in-house. DIY, baby. We recorded the songs at our bass player Clint’s house. Klinck does the artwork. Rob maintains our gear and equipment for our live shows. We samurai all of our social media and outreach, websites, IT, most of our content, etc. What we could always use is help from YOU! Share the single online. Show it to your friends. Get people to like our pages and follow us! Get others to subscribe and like. It all helps and we’d be very grateful.

Again, stay tuned for a lot more coming up. We are currently working on some tours to promote the record after the release as well as a ton of other things down the road. This is the BIGGEST record that we’ve ever done and we’ve never been prouder. We want to do it up right and do it up big.

Thank you once again for your continued support. Stay True and Please Sing On!!!

Jim McKay of JMK Pictures has done it again with this final installment of the “Hearts & Arrows” Video Trilogy. It was a grand pleasure working with him and we hope to continue to collaborate in the future. Enjoy “78702”, a song off of Nowherebound’s fifth studio album “Hearts & Arrows” which can be found on Drunken Ship Records and Ring of Fire Records (Europe). Also, if you haven’t already, please subscribe to our YouTube Channel.

Here is the official music video for “Red River & 8th”. The video was once again directed by Jim McKay of JMK Pictures and the song is from Nowherebound’s fifth studio album “Hearts & Arrows” which can be found on Drunken Ship Records and Ring of Fire Records (Europe). This video is number two out of three which first included “Those Were the Days”. Stay tuned for the final installment, “78702” to be released soon. Check out the video below and, if you haven’t already, please subscribe to their YouTube Channel.

Nowherebound released their new music video for “Those Were the Days” today. The video was directed by Jim McKay of JMK Pictures and the song is from Nowherebound’s fifth studio album “Hearts & Arrows” which can be found on Drunken Ship Records and Ring of Fire Records (Europe). Check out the video below and, if you haven’t already, please subscribe to their YouTube Channel. Also, keep an eye out for two new videos coming up very shortly.

After an amazingly successful IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign (thanks so much to you all), a brutal recording session (which you can follow by watching our ‘Making of Nowherebound V‘ series), followed by wrapping up mixing, mastering, and album artwork in record time; we are finally ready to release our latest album titled “Hearts & Arrows” to you all.

Nowherebound is embarking in a week on a European tour to promote the release of “Hearts & Arrows” on Ring of Fire Records and are ready to go. Check out the dates here.

We will be sending out the physical copies to our IndieGoGo contributors first as soon as we get the CDs and vinyls in our hands. You can download digital copies at the Drunken Ship Records Store or at many other popular sites. Look for us on iTunes, BandCamp, CD Baby, and many others.

If you’d like to pre-order ‘Hearts & Arrows’ in your preferred format (cd, vinyl, or digital), you can do so here.