Cameron Keiber - Nurser
Just Perfect - Boston songwriter Cameron Keiber (Midriff Records) this week shares a new 11-song album, Nurser (March 14) a collection of beautiful melancholia you should get your hands on. These songs of relatable criticism and personal truths drop in a time of turmoil and this album could be the perfect escape.
Nurser is a nature progression for the artist - a continuation of Keiber’s prior catalog. The songs dish whimsically on the memories of childhood, the disillusionment with establishment and religion and disappointment in icons and traditions. Keiber's jarring narration is an instrument upon itself - a trademark he has carried throughout his career.
As a founding member of Northeast live stage legends The Beatings, a punchy, noise pop band celebrated internationally, sharing stages over the years with The National, The Hold Steady, and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, among many others. That dark sound emblematic of The Beatings was made more personal on Keiber's solo efforts. And until this record, those records were released under the dark pseudonym Eldridge Rodriguez – a stage name Keiber has stepped away from for this first release baring his own name.
Cameron Keiber has been operating Midriff Records with his brother Clayton out of Boston and Brooklyn for the last 25 years. The label acting, through that time, as a springboard for the musical careers of many.
Nurser features Keiber in nearly every capacity; vocals, guitar, bass, harmonica, bow, theremin, keyboards, piano, percussion, noise, and programming. Additional guitar and programming were provided by Beatings bandmate David Grabowski at Bluestone Studio with additional piano by Mel Lederman. Lederman, a fellow Midriff artist, has appeared on Keiber's prior albums as well. Produced and recorded by Keiber and Grabowski, Nurser was mastered by Jeff Lipton and Costanza Tinti at Peerless in Newton. This is inspired stuff I will never tire of.
Nurser is highly recommended music for the fans of Pavement, David Berman, Neil Young and John Cale.
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