Artist: Beaver Nelson
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #70 July-August 2007
Beaver Nelson – Beaver Nelson’s Exciting Opportunity
BEAVER Nelson’s cover wink might well be a knowing one, with that open eye on the album’s bookends. For the onetime Austin wunderkind who took almost ten years to release his debut, opening with a song titled “Overnight Sensation” is a nicely ironic touch. The same can be said for the album-ending “Move Along (Show’s [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #54 Nov-Dec 2004
Beaver Nelson – Motion
Like a grand philosophical tablet rendered in miniature, Beaver Nelson’s fifth album slips by almost without being noticed. Nelson’s pithy melodies and fairly conventional roots-folk-rock (with splashes of power-pop) are not flashy, and the artist certainly wasn’t afforded the kind of recording budget his songs deserve. Instead, with sidekick Scrappy Jud Newcomb on guitar, Nelson [...]
Miked - Live Reviews from Issue #48 Nov-Dec 2003
Beaver Nelson / Jud Newcomb / Michael Fracasso / Adam Carroll – Six String Cafe (Cary, NC)
Shared connections in Central Texas brought these “Four Men From Now” (as they billed their tour) together, and their visit to the North Carolina Triangle’s premier listening room marked the end of a short southeastern US swing. These four songwriters are each very distinct in style and sound, but their combination is all the richer [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #43 Jan-Feb 2003
Beaver Nelson – Legends Of The Super Heroes
After being signed to major labels and not releasing anything for nearly ten years, Beaver Nelson appears to be making up for lost time. Legends Of The Super Heroes is his fourth disc in five years. While The Last Hurrah and Little Brother were hailed for being lyrically direct and full of life, his last [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #36 Nov-Dec 2001
Beaver Nelson – Undisturbed
The third record by Austin’s tousled scarecrow Beaver Nelson opens with “Mud River”, an easygoing shuffle anchored by George Harrison-style slide guitar, courtesy of producer Scrappy Jud Newcomb. With its subtle power-pop vibe, the song sets the tone for the entire album. Imagine a stripped-down, rough-hewn version of Squeeze or Crowded House, with a touch [...]
Waxed - Record Review from Issue #31 Jan-Feb 2001
Beaver Nelson – Little Brother
The second album by Austin’s Beaver Nelson is a subtle charmer. Its scruffily rocking grooves are completely honest, with the opening two tracks, “Fallen Down” and “Your Little Girl” playing the congenial host, wooing you in through the door. Once he’s gotten your attention with the earthy honky-tonk bred riffs, Nelson dims the lights and [...]
Town and Country - Shorter Artist Feature from Issue #19 Jan-Feb 1999
Beaver Nelson – At last, his first
“I just wanted some kind of documentation of what I’ve done with the last seven years. And to not have anything — I mean, it’s hard to even consider yourself a legitimate part of any kind of music community or industry or whatever without something with your name on it that you can hand to [...]
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