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2/13/10 - Check out Nathan's new video for "Gravity" in the Multimedia Section!


1/14/10 - Suite101.com - Complicated Hearts Review...Read More


11/11/09 - Be sure to tune in for the first airing of the 15th Annual ICM Awards....Read More


10/29/09 - News article - Life imitating art or art imitating life?  Click Here


10/27/09 - Nathan's new single Desperate Man is out on the airwaves, click here to find out how to request it on your station!


10/27/09 -Digital Rodeo - Nathan Lee Jackson - Complicated Hearts Review...Read More


10/19/09 - Great American Country: New Artist Spotlight: Nathan Lee Jackson


9/21/09 - Nathan Lee Jackson's debut album is in stores now! Click here to Buy Now!


9/11/09 - Kentucky native Nathan Lee Jackson releases his debut CD, Complicated Hearts, on September 15, 2009 (StarCity Recording Company). Jackson plays piano throughout the recording and wrote/co-wrote each of the 13 songs including the striking new single, “Desperate Man.”.. Read More


NLJ's first single, "Desperate Man" will be released on August 18th.


Complicated Hearts CD will be available online and in stores on September 15, 2009


"Small Town Rain" 1st radio premier on The New Thunder Country / 94.5 in Michigan

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Digital Rodeo: Nathan Lee Jackson - Complicated Hearts Review

Take the progressive sound of New Age, mixed with the flare of Alternative Rock, some country twang and soulful choral arrangements of a church choir and there you have Nathan Lee Jackson. His eclectic mix of musical styles makes him a versatile musician and songwriter, but it also makes it hard to place him into a certain genre, but that is beside the point. His music is fresh, it is new, and even though it is dipped in different musical flavors it straight up works.

Nathan has been studying in the ways of music since he was a young boy, and from those initial piano lessons he then had developed his own style and crafted himself into a creative singer/songwriter. His debut album Complicated Hearts is a unique one at that. The album has more of an alternative rock feel than that of a country album and there are some moments where the country idea gets lost and then comes back in later segments of the album. The musicianship is top notch, the vocals are tight, but what seems to be a fiddle is either distorted or is a synthesized fiddle and although it is something that is different, it is not the most pleasant sounding and may seem out of place to some listeners. Overall the music has an inspirational feel and a lyric of a country genre, but it is more New Age and Contemporary. Nathan sure has the potential to make himself known in the music industry with his unique fresh ideas and musical styling. Take a listen to Nathan, it could be a pleasant surprise.

Nathan Lee Jackson. Complicated Hearts

1. Intro
2. Small Town Rain
3. Carolina
4. Complicated Hearts
5. Desperate Man
6. Inside
7. I Could Try
8. Sittin’ By The River
9. The Other Side of the Country
10. Kentucky Breeze
11. Powerful
12. Human Touch
13. I’ve Arrived
14. Store Up Your Treasures

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