Ben Nichols is best known as the frontman and songwriter for thelong-running Memphis rock band Lucero. Now, at age 50, he isreleasing one of his most personal pieces of work, a rare soloalbum titled In the Heart of the Mountain.The album features Nichols on acoustic guitar and vocals, as wellas the occasional electric guitar solo and percussion. He isaccompanied by Morgan Eve Swain (The Huntress and the Holderof Hands, The Devil Makes Three, Brown Bird) on violin andbacking vocals, Cory Branan on electric and acoustic guitars, andTodd Beene (Chuck Ragan, Glossary) on pedal steel and electricguitars. It was recorded at Southern Grooves studio in Memphis,Tennessee with Matt Ross-Spang as the recording and mixingengineer.
Tracklist:
- In the Heart of the Mountain
- The Darkness Sings
- A Bleak Overture
- From a Western or a War Movie
- While the Stars Disappear
- Fading Back Into the Night
- I'm in Over My Head
- She's Starlight in the River
- The Prayer
- The Swamper's Lament
- The Devil Takes His Leave
UPC: 617308098549
Label: LIBERTY & LAMENT
Release Date: 7.25.25
Format: Vinyl
Ben Nichols is best known as the frontman and songwriter for thelong-running Memphis rock band Lucero. Now, at age 50, he isreleasing one of his most personal pieces of work, a rare soloalbum titled In the Heart of the Mountain.The album features Nichols on acoustic guitar and vocals, as wellas the occasional electric guitar solo and percussion. He isaccompanied by Morgan Eve Swain (The Huntress and the Holderof Hands, The Devil Makes Three, Brown Bird) on violin andbacking vocals, Cory Branan on electric and acoustic guitars, andTodd Beene (Chuck Ragan, Glossary) on pedal steel and electricguitars. It was recorded at Southern Grooves studio in Memphis,Tennessee with Matt Ross-Spang as the recording and mixingengineer.
Tracklist:
- In the Heart of the Mountain
- The Darkness Sings
- A Bleak Overture
- From a Western or a War Movie
- While the Stars Disappear
- Fading Back Into the Night
- I'm in Over My Head
- She's Starlight in the River
- The Prayer
- The Swamper's Lament
- The Devil Takes His Leave
UPC: 617308098549
Label: LIBERTY & LAMENT
Release Date: 7.25.25
Format: Vinyl
- Regular price
- $24.99
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