Nickel Creek Musically Stretch on First Record in Nine Years
Celebrants is the lengthiest record Nickel Creek have ever made. It’s bursting with ideas and is a bit of a sprawl but an exciting set of songs.
Sean Watkins
Nickel Creek Repeat Themselves Anew on ‘Celebrants’
Celebrants finds Nickel Creek returning after nearly a decade. Sean and Sara Watkins tell PopMatters about finding creativity in repetition and their ambitious new album.
Sean Watkins: What to Fear
Sean Watkins adds a rhythm section and opens up his sound, but the strong songwriting is what really makes What to Fear work.
Watkins Family Hour: Watkins Family Hour
The long-running L.A. musical variety show yields a slight but enjoyable album without pretensions to being anything more than slight and enjoyable.
Sean Watkins: All I Do is Lie
A timely reminder that Nickel Creek's often lowest profile member is a talented songwriter in his own right.
An Honest Liar: An Interview with Nickel Creek’s Sean Watkins
PopMatters catches up with Sean Watkins during one of his busiest years as a musician yet, which finds him touring with Nickel Creek, recording with Tom Brosseau, and releasing his new solo record, All I Do Is Lie.
Nickel Creek: A Dotted Line
For its first album in nine years, Nickel Creek tames down the displays of virtuosity that defined much of their previous albums, offering up a more pastoral take on their otherwise “newgrass" take on bluegrass.