NELSON BRAGG - Forever Days
To celebrate the forthcoming album MÉLODIE DE NELSON: A POP ANTHOLOGY from LA pop scene veteran NELSON BRAGG – and the digital relaunch of the singer-songwriter's entire back catalog – BIG STIR RECORDS brings you a new single release that's a part of both events. “Forever Days”, one of Bragg's most beloved early tunes, sees the standalone release it has always deserved, out on all digital platforms on June 13 and up for pre-order.
The new collection MÉLODIE DE NELSON: A POP ANTHOLOGY, out on Vinyl, CD and Streaming June 20, brings together key power pop and folk rock tracks from NELSON BRAGG's trilogy of acclaimed solo albums with rarities, remixes, and the recent all-new hit indie single “We're Gonna Laugh About It” in a package that's far more than a career summation. And just one week later on June 27, Bragg's full back catalog will be relaunched on all digital platforms, marking the streaming debut for his 2021 album GRATITUDE BLUES and a welcome opportunity for new fans to dive deeper. Nelson has been known for decades as a fixture on the LA pop scene, having provided drums, vocals, and percussion for live and recorded performances by local (and global) artists like Stew & TNP, Anny Celsi, and many more, and he's recognized by legions of Beach Boys fans for his years as a member of The Brian Wilson Band. The genesis of “Forever Days,” however, goes back to a time before all of that.
The new single, prominently featured on MÉLODIE DE NELSON, originally hails from Nelson's solo debut album DAY INTO NIGHT, and has long stood as one of his most admired and enduring musical creations. It has its roots in Bragg's early career, before the California years, as he explains. “The song was originally written for our folk rock band Farmhouse outta NoHo, Mass. It's the ultimate long distance love affair song. It is one of many songs I've written about a certain girl from the '90s. I wrote it in Hadley, Massachusetts during the cold winter of '90. She and I lived 100 miles apart. I tried to see her on weekends, but man? It was tough, and my suspicions grew and grew. In the end, I was a ruined man.”
Nelson goes on to explain the link between the song and another tune on the new collection. “It's part two of the story started in the song 'The Last Girl I Ever Loved,' a bonus track on the CD version of the new anthology. Guitarist for Farmhouse and dear friend John Lebhar came up with the amazing guitar hook. My best buddy here in LA, Cloud Eleven's Rick Gallego, played the pedal steel. R.E.M. loomed large for me on this one. I've always felt that this was my best song. My friends generally agree.” Many fans do, too, making “Forever Days” an obvious choice to finally hit the airwaves as a single, and with the world about to gain access to NELSON BRAGG's full recorded oeuvre, the timing couldn't be better. Big Stir Records is proud to bring all of his music into your world to fill your days.
