The four-time Grammy nominee couldn’t have picked a more appropriate title track for this time in his life. The 12-song collection of heartfelt ballads, drinking tunes and uplifting anthems reaffirms the singer’s commitment to traditional country music and also reflects big changes he has experienced in the past few years.
"With all the personal struggles, with the personal changes ... I think it’s really easy to kind of give up and walk away. But I think we had a decision to make, and that was I had to put my head down and go about what I loved to do again and ... find out if I’m really meant to do this,” he said in a recent phone interview from the road in Denver.
Nichols, who turns 33 this month, will play a CD release show tonight at the Wormy Dog Saloon.
In many ways, "Old Things New” reflects the myriad ways Nichols’ world has been rocked since he released his acclaimed 2007 record "Real Things.”
He wed longtime sweetheart Heather Singleton, got his life right with God and went through treatment for alcohol addiction. He took those experiences, along with the weight of following up on "Real Things,” into the studio for his new record.
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