The Cold Water Electric

The Prelude Press is excited to bring you Nicholas Crown's new EP, New Amsterdam. Serving as an ode to his hometown of New York, the six song EP is full of soul, love and and a timeless grittiness that is impossible not to enjoy. - The Prelude Press

NYC is a city where bands and artists have found inspiration to create some of the most unique music ever made all the way from Sinatra to The Ramones. Nicholas Crown seeks to carry the torch with his new material New Amsterdam, an album that roars early Foo Fighters and late 90s alternative rock music.
“Kingston” is an anthem to the city that saw him grow to become this great musician. Filled with guitar riffs and drum lines that would get you shaking your body to rhythm of the song. “City Calling” follows the same pattern both lyrically and musically, as he keeps paying tribute to NY as he sings about some of his favorite venues and calls to have fun and dance your problems away.
The tempo changes a bit on “The High Line”, it’s still catchy but it has some melancholic vibe, the vocal and music arrangements fit so well with the track’s theme. The mood of the songs follow the same route as we can hear some Beck and The Dandy Warhols hints, especially on “Nighttime Falls”.
As a whole, this album is a ride through the city that never sleeps with Nicholas Crown as the driver, it’s impossible to get bored. - Vents Mag

Since I missed getting photos of Nicholas Crown during our interview with him a few weeks ago, I was excited to be invited to his rehearsal before the show. I was forewarned about the space being a tight one and they weren’t kidding, but size wasn’t an issue with the huge sound they blasted soon after I arrived. Being in a band for many years, it felt familiar, although I had just met the guys – they were beyond friendly and hospitable offering me cold beverages and warm smiles. I stayed for three songs but heard many influences in their music and at one point they went from jazz, to psychedelic, to funk and then to hard rock all in a span of 30 seconds – showing off their versatility in an extended jam.

Fast forward a few hours and over the east river in the LES, I arrive at Drom – a place you might just pass by if not looking for it, but surprisingly enough is a fine venue with nice sound and a large stage. Not long after, Nicholas Crown and crew ambled onstage to a fairly packed room and proceed to rock the place for 45 minutes with some harmonious electronic-indie. The band seems to have a fairly good following and they made their presence felt by shouting out remarks and dancing all over the place which in turn had everyone else there to do the same.

For a young band they were quite good, with few hiccups and had that amazing versatility during the live show that they had shown in rehearsal, but more polished – which is the true mark of a band of the rise. - Pancakes and Whiskey