NATALIE SCHLABS PREMIERES NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
“THAT EARLY LOVE” VIA POPMATTERS
NEW LP DON’T LOOK TOO CLOSE SET FOR RELEASE
ON OCTOBER 16TH
Photo: Fairlight Hubbard
Schlabs’ voice possesses an audible kindness to it that allows her to carry her performance with the calmness and sincerity necessary to portray a song crafted on the kind of love that overreaches any one type of relationship. - American Songwriter
Stirring songs...defined by the seamless convergence of her crystalline vocals, introspective lyricism and soaring melodies - Albumism
Delicate harmonies and swaying effects feel like a fresh breeze blowing through a field of flowers - Ones To Watch
Lyrical sincerity with gorgeous melodies...Natalie Schlabs delivers gilded, Americana-infused sweetness in a song that feels immediately timeless" - Atwood Magazine
If your life feels like an endless struggle right now...Natalie Schlabs has a message of hope for you. - Audiofemme
Brings to mind the timeless and melodic pop of the ’70s (plus some crisp Rilo Kiley-esque guitar hooks) with sweet lyrics about someone coming into your life” - Spectral Nights
Mellow, yet upbeat, and it fills the heart and mind with thoughts and feelings about those that you hold dear. - The Indy Review
WATCH: “THAT EARLY LOVE”
LISTEN: “THAT EARLY LOVE”
Today, Natalie Schlabs released her latest single “That Early Love,” a track from her forthcoming album Don’t Look Too Close, due out October 16th. “Nashville-based artist Natalie Schlabs not only writes what she knows but conveys the meaning of an emotionally charged experience with such tender-hearted expression that it's so easy to fall in love with her songs,” says PopMatters’ Michael Bialas in the premiere. “Just listen to the gorgeous tone to her voice on 'That Early Love' and follow the steady but merciful pull of a singer-songwriter with a solid grasp of the significant details worth contemplating in life…If there was a song made for these desperate times, ‘That Early Love’ on repeat should start to ease the pain. Heal thyself, then let the good feelings linger.”
The song’s accompanying video, filmed and directed by Joshua Britt and Neilson Hubbard, features an older couple in daily life, interspersed with images of a little boy and girl wearing the same clothes as the grown-ups in the video. The visual is a metaphor for how the older couple feels - that their hearts are still young, their love is enduring and doesn't grow old.
“That Early Love” follows “Go Outside,” which Ones To Watch said is “the perfect indie soundtrack to a summer afternoon,” encouragement anthem “See What I See,” and lead single “Home Is You,” the accompanying video of which features fellow artists and friends like Robby Hecht, the members of Oliver the Crow, Betsy Phillips, and gospel/soul powerhouse Liz Vice.
LISTEN: “GO OUTSIDE”
LISTEN: “SEE WHAT I SEE”
LISTEN // WATCH: “HOME IS YOU”
The nine tracks that comprise Don’t Look Too Close, the second full-length effort from the Texas-bred Nashville-based artist, live in the tension between the beauty and heartbreak surrounding our closest relationships. The songs were written when Schlabs was pregnant with her first child, which caused a lot of reflection on her own upbringing and how she wanted to raise him. The album’s title came from the idea that "he’s going to see all the worst of me, be hurt by the worst of me, as much as I don’t want him to, and, as much as I want to be the best for him. I was thinking about how to raise a child, how to pass down values. There’s a dismantling of what I thought I knew,” she explains. “What do I value in my life and where did those things come from? What do I want to share with my children and what do I want to spare them from?”
Don’t Look Too Close steps into indie territory with a compelling mix of instrumentation laced with solo vocals that bloom into easy, delicate harmonies. Co-produced by Juan Solorzano and Zachary Dyke, with Caleb Hickman on saxophone and Joshua Rogers on bass, the album swells and ebbs with elegant, absorbing shapes. The songs are moody, candid, and tender, each featuring Schlabs’ characteristically sleek vocals front-and-center, backed by charming instrumental moments that add form and depth to the melodies.
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