Nicolette & The Nobodies – The Long Way

Today, Ontario-based country outfit Nicolette & The Nobodies, led by Vietnamese-Canadian frontwoman Nicolette Hoang, released their debut record, The Long Way, on Arthaus Music. The debut record ten years in the making captures the very essence of timeless country music, rebellious in cadence and instinctive in melody. It is an album for fans of classic country who love the sound but might yearn for a perspective outside of  the predominantly male, caucasian narrative of the genre.

Nicolette Hoang remarked on the highlight track “Better Days,” saying: “I wrote this song when I was feeling stuck. It’s told from the perspective of someone watching their peers move on while they’re still stuck in the mundane day to day grind, whether that’s a job they don’t like, a relationship they don’t want to be in, or just over the repetitive cycle that life can become. Most of my songs start off with me daydreaming about what’s going on in the mind of someone I know, and then become about what I would feel, do, or say if I was in their shoes.

I wrote the chorus first, lyrics and melody usually come at the same time for me. I wanted it to feel punchy and jeering, like a slow motion montage of shutting down all negative thoughts. I’d never written a song that was just bitching and moaning. It was hard and different for me. I tend to want to resolve things and look on the bright side, but here I went with the “bad girl” gets her revenge style narrative.”

Tour Dates (supporting Sarah Shook & The Disarmers)

May 7, 2024 – The Garrison – Toronto, ON

May 8, 2024 – L’Esco – Montreal, QC

May 9, 2024 – One Longfellow Square – Portland, ME

May 10, 2024 – The Cut – Gloucester, MA

May 11, 2024 – Cafe Nine – New Haven, CT

May 12, 2024 – TV Eye – New York, NY

May 16, 2024 – The Basement – Nashville, TN

Jul 10, 2024 – Ottawa Bluesfest – Ottawa, ON

Aug 18, 2024 – Riverfest Elora – Elora, ON

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