The thought of making the same record every time would be kinda boring for me. I think that in the Americana genre there are a lot of artists who do very similar things on each record and that’s fine completely but I wanted to be able to progress and try different things. Yea, it was definitely natural and I guess that, for me, I like the idea of always progressing and moving forward and seeing where it goes. Do you agree with this and if so, has the shift been a natural progression for you? In 2015 your last release, Silver Season, is critically well received but was also seen as a move away from the traditional country and folk influences of the earlier records. We bought some space and it is the old country and just a beautiful place to live and it was a big change in my life to be out in the middle of nowhere and a lot of growth for me, which continues to affect the songs. I had been in Austin and loved the vibe and the weather and I loved the idea that we could get some place that is a lot more affordable than New York. It just felt like a really good time to go. I wanted to get out of New York at some point and my wife and I wanted to buy a house and have a kid. What brought about this move in location and how did it influence the new songs? The release of Rain Plains (2013), sees you now located in Dripping Springs, Texas.
That is where we are at now as I have a studio and it’s kinda the same. That started the process of how we track find a place where we can stay and make music and be in the moment. Yes, that was the first one with the band and we rented this barn in upstate New York, brought a bunch of gear and everyone stayed.
The second release ( Barn Doors & Concrete Floors) followed in 2011 - was this very different in construct from the debut?
Just to be around people like that, at that level, New York was a big catalyst. There were songs already written as there was a lot of excitement about the move to New York and it was about that time that I met Eric and the rest of the band and Ted Young, our engineer on all the records. It changed my life and started growing things it was the first time I went to a real classic studio, The Magic Shop, which has since closed down.ĭid you have a lot of the songs in place already or did you write more after this move?Ībout half and half. I played in bands all over but I knew I wanted to be in New York in a city for the first time that had some action. It was the first time I had gone away from Missouri where there is not really an industry or a bunch of studios. What do you remember about your debut release (New York Town) in 2009? Moving to NYC was the catalyst for career momentum. The Grypka part is Polish, and my Dad was a southern Baptist minister, so it was their spiritually - led aim to call me Israel. It was that process of starting and the idea of knowing I could just write a song.Ĭan you tell us about your name and the origins of the family background? I started writing songs by the time I was 12 or 13 also. I started playing guitar from age 11 after doing piano lessons before that, but once I found the guitar - that really felt natural. All that got me wanting to play and do that stuff at a young age. Just great Credence Clearwater Revival stuff, rockin’ down the highway kind of stuff, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles. My earliest musical influences were with my Dad and we would listen to a lot of classic rock n’ roll. What were your earliest musical influences? Both musicians grant Lonesome Highway an interview at short notice just before they are due to take the stage and share some insights into the life of a developing artist. On tour with the Band of Horses and now using a shortened name of Israel Nash, he is joined by trusty band member Eric Swanson on pedal steel and vocals. He is an innovative artist who deserves all the plaudits that are coming his way. His latest releases have seen the music evolve into new directions and explore the sonic possibilities of what some are calling Psychedelia-Americana. Israel Nash Gripka appeared on the music scene back in 2009 and caused quite a stir with his first 2 releases New York Town and Barn Doors & Concrete Floors.
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