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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Shaad D'Souza, Ben Beaumont-Thomas and Laura Snapes

Add to playlist: the beautifully dazed, countrified indie-rock of Tracey Nelson and the week’s best new tracks

The musician Tracey Nelson standing against his warped reflection in a fun-house mirror
Warbling and characterful … Austin Noll AKA Tracey Nelson. Photograph: No credit

From New York City, New York
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Tracey Nelson’s self-titled 2025 debut EP was one of the year’s best lesser-heard gems: Five tracks of sparkling, winsome indie-rock that recalled classic antipodean jangle bands the Clean, Twerps and Dick Diver. Tracks such as New Years Flowers and Just Shoot Me Now suggested that Austin Noll – the NYC-based singer-songwriter behind the project – was a classicist with a keen sense for bright melodies and self-deprecating one-liners.

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